Arrival in Washington DC

After a very early start from Dublin and a speedy transfer through Heathrow International we all arrived at Washington Dulles just before 4pm. En route from Dulles airport, we dropped into the Udvar Hazy Center - the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's annexe. Some of the most iconic air and spacecrafts from the last few centuries are displayed in this impressive hangar-style museum. These included the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, the Space shuttle Discovery, the impressive Concorde and many of the war planes and helicopters used during the Korean and Vietnam wars. A truly memorable first afternoon in the US, and we even managed to squeeze in a pizza before we all retired for a well-deserved rest at the Comfort Inn Downtown Washington!

Enola Gay

 

Discovery Space Shuttle