Thanks Tom - yes, it will be DC! They have a fourteen year old son, so the Air & Space Museum should be a good choice.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Reese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:07 PM Subject: Re: OT: Washington/NY > John Coyle returned from the Outback long enough to write: > > "Hi guys: some friends are going to Washington and New York late September > on > holidays/vacation - any suggestions for must-see sights and restaurants? > Any advice gratefully received, passed on and acknowledged!" > > John, > > Washington D.C. or state? > > If D.C., I recommend the Smithsonian Air & Space museum. It's the one place > I can think of that (almost) everyone would find fascinating. The entire > Smithsonian complex is awesome IMO. Some of the natural history museum is > great too. The dinosaurs, Hope Diamond etc are a lot of fun. I've never been > a big fan of stuffed animals but the rest is very good. > > This is the Smithsonian website: > > http://www.si.edu/ > > I hope this helps. > > Tom Reese >

