Washington DC:
Was beautiful! We had such a great time. Firts we went to The Holocaust Museum and I learned so much more about it. I had to hold on my tears, because they had videos and a lot information that I didn't know about. It makes me so sad to even think about what the people had to go through because of one man. We spent hours there and couldn't cover all of the information they have. I definitely would love to go back and spent more time there. A couple of quotes that I would never forget about this Museum are:
"We are the shoes
We are the last witnesses
We are shoes from grandchildren and grandfathers
From Prague, Paris and Amsterdam
And because we are only made of fabric and leatherAnd not of blood and flesh
Each one of us avoided the Hellfire"
"First they came for the Communists,and I didn’t speak up,because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,and I didn’t speak up,because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,and I didn’t speak up,because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
Walking through this Museum was a neat experience and I would never forget everything I saw and learn here.
The next Museum we went to was the Museum of Natural History and Oh My! Did i loved it? YES!!! It was amazing!!! I had so much fun walking around and looking at everything they have, from dinasours to the most beautiful jewlls I've ever seeing. We even got to watch a beautiful movie about two wonderful women that spent their lives taking care of two of the most wonderful animals the orangutans and elephants. I loved this movie so very much. I'm glad we made some time to see it, it is definitely worth it. We also made some time to walk around DC and see all of the monuments. Our hotel was located on the best place, because we were on walking distance of everything and the view was amazing.
Cape May:The first day we got there, it was a little rainny. We got there late afternnon, so we walked around the shops and grabbed some dinner. The next day, the sun came out so, we spent the whole morning at the beach. Later that afternoon, we headed our hotel in New Jersey. Nils'parents drop us off at the hotel late at night, where Nils and I had the worst dinner ever.
New Jersey:
We decided to make a stop in Jersey to visit one of my beloved friends from my childhood, Vanessa. She lives in Elizabeth, NJ and has a baby boy named Matthew. So, the next day, we spent it with them and her boyfriend Walter. It was so nice to see her and meet her boys. Matthew was super cute! I fell in love with him. It was very neat to see Vanessa being a mom. They picked us up at our hotel aroun noon and we went to eat some yummy peruvian food: pollo a la brasa, anticuchos and of course inca kola. After lunch, we headed to the mall, where Nils and I found some good deals. Then, we went back to their place to hang out for a little bit,and play with Matthew. The time we spent with them was great and we definitely needed more time. Soon, it was bed time for Matthew and saying goodbye to the little guy was super sad to me, I wanted to take him home with me! He stayed with Vanessa's mom while the four of us went out to dinner, to another peruvian restaurant, where Nils got his favorite peruvian dish: bisteck a lo pobre. He was a happy man. After dinner we hang out for another couple of hours back at their place, and then they drop us off at our hotel. We really enjoyed their company and hope to see them again soon. The next day we woke up early and took the train to New York.
New York:
We arrived in New York City early morning, went to the hotel, drop off our bags and headed out to explore the city. Our first day in the city, we walked around Times Square, grabbed some hot dogs, took a tour bus around the city. We stopped in Soho for lunch and went shopping for some clothes. At night, we went to see "The Lion King" on Broadway, it was amazing! We had really good seats, the show was perfect! This picture is from the wax museum:
The next day, Nils and I went to central park, where we took a carriage ride through the park. 
Then we met up with Nils' mom outside Max and Sam's school to pick them up. Max was so happy to see his uncle Nils. He showed us around his school, he was ALL ABOUT uncle Nils, it was really cute to see him talking to Nils, like he was his hero or something. After getting the boys from school, we went to their home. We hung out with The Morgulas family for a couple of hours. It was nice hanging out with them and hanging out with the boys. Last time we saw them, Sam didn't really talk, but this time he was telling us stories. He has the cutest voice! We had a great time seeing all of them.
After hanging out with them, we went back to the hotel, got ready and went to meet up Nils' friend Andrew, who just moved to New York from Seattle. We went out to dinner with him and got to see his new apartment. We went to a japanese restaurant, where we got dinner and it was surprisely good. After dinner, Nils and I went to Serendepity for dessert. We ordered a chocolate brownie sundae and it was delicious but too rich, so after a couple bites we were both over it but satisfied. The next day was our last day in the city, so we did a couple of things before leaving. First we went to FAO Schwarz, then, to fifth avenue, where Nils got me a bracelet from Tiffany & Co, and went to the wax museum. We loved New York and can't wait to go back again! After our last site scene, we met up with Nil's parents again to go to our next stop: Atlantic City.
Atlantic City:We arrived there late, so we went out to dinner and to bed. The next day we went to Ocean City, where we spent our day laying down and relaxing by the beach. The weather was on our side, and we even got a tan : ) After spending the day relaxing, we went back to the resort and enjoyed some time by the mineral pool. The next day we decided to take a long ride home(to Delaware) by driving along the jersey shore and stopping in all of the beach towns. After a long fun day with The Sundelins we arrived to Delaware Nils' home sweet home : )
The very next day we went to Philadelphia and met up with my friend, Daniela.
Philadelphia:When we first got there, Nils and I run to the top of the "Rocky steps" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Then, Daniela picked us up and we headed to the Philadelphia's zoo. I loved hanging out with Daniela, she always makes me laugh. We had a great time together. After the zoo, we went to the Love park where we snapped a couple of pictures, then we went to eat the famous philli steak sandwiches. And because, this was my first time, we went to "Pat's cheesesteaks" and it was delicious! It was a very fun hot, sunny day : ) After eating we said our goodbyes and headed back to Delaware.
Delaware:The next couple of days we decided to stay in the house to go through Nils' boxes that his parents had save throughout his childhood. This was a very long day, especially because after going through stuff he wanted to keep, and after 10 boxes full of memories... there were still a couple more of baseball cards that he used to collect when he was a kid. Our very last night, we went to Nils' uncle and aunt's house to visit them for a little bit and then went out to dinner to Borders ( a restaurant Nils always goes to while visiting his parents).
The next day we woke up, ate some yummy breakfast made by Sharon and went to the airport to take our plane back home. Saying goodbye to the Sundelins is always hard, we love them and enjoy their company so much, we wish they could live closer to us and see them more often.Nils and I had a great time during this trip and were so happy to see all of our loved ones. We are already looking forward our next visit, that we hope it'll be soon. I loved it there, so I can't wait to go back!
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