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We were very fortunate to have our Grandmaster from Australia visit. It always amazes me to watch someone gifted in taking people from where they are to a skill level beyond what they think they could achieve in only a few hours - pure leadership.

Sparring with Grandmaster Vince.

 Some photos from the Air and Space Museum.

The Blackbird Stealth Bomber.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise. 

I was very fortunate to get a tour inside this address. Unfortunately, photos inside were not allowed.

The Jefferson Memorial.

President Kennedy's grave at Arlington Cemetary. 

I went to another car show with an amazing selection. Here are some ...

This was my ride to the carshow  -  a1933 Packard.

Another Packard - this time a 1932.

1926 Rolls Royce.

A 1931 Cadillac.

What a neat way to be carried out - a 1924 Sayers and Scovill.

And a modern one to finish - a 2011 Ferrari Italia 458

I went to Madame Tussauds in Washington which displayed all of the Presidents. Here are some ...

The Hubble Teelscope.

One of the Apollo Crafts.

I went to the Holocaust Museum - Chilling. Here is one of the carriages. "As many as 100 victims were packed into a single car. ... Frequently, the trains halted for hours or days at a time on side tracks or in stations along the way."

The Supreme Court.

The Capitol Building. I saw both chambers, House and Senate, both of which were very impressive - unfortunately no photos allowed inside. 

 Here are some of the famous monuments.

Washington Monument.

Lincoln Memorial.

The Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot. 

I am in Washington at the moment and attended the Hershey Car Show. This is huge. Here is a selection of some of the cars. 

 I am in Bangkok for a workshop. Here are some pics. 

The infamous water taxi. 

Madame Tussauds - I could have smiled I guess. 

There have been a lot of pictures of the devastation, some of which I have shared elsewhere. However, this picture below is different as I think it shows the acceleration and force. I lifted the remote control off the couch about an hour after the quake, and expected to find a clean outline of the remote (dirt flew from everywhere and has totally embedded in the couch). However, what I found was that not only the outline of the remote, but the buttons had been impressed into the couch. Given that nothing fell on the remote to drive it into the couch, the only explanation was the force of the quake lifted and drove the couch into the remote at such an acceleration that the remote didn't bounce but became imbedded into the couch!