On Wednesday night Tadhg, Sadhbh, mom and dad packed their bags and hopped on an overnight bus to Washington for a Croatian music festival. The bus left at midnight so Tadhg and Sadhbh were carried on mid-sleep in the hope that they would sleep for most of the journey (which they did!). Mom and dad didn't get much sleep and so were pretty tired on arrival. The first day in Washington was a relaxed day as everyone got used to the beautiful hotel they were staying in. Tadhg loved the fountain which put on a music, lights and dance show in the evening.
On Thursday, everyone went for a tour around Washington. Sadhbh snuggled up to her Auntie Kay on the bus and quickly fell asleep.
First stop was the Capitol building.
Tadhg gave his usual pose for the camera.
Mom and dad enjoyed seeing the view from the Capitol building all the way to the Washington monument.
Tadhg enjoyed stomping around the echo chamber outside the Canadian embassy listening to his loud footsteps reverberate around him.
Saturday was the day of the Veseli Hrvati's performance so mom got dressed up in her costume for the big show. It was mom's first performance with the band after many years so it was nice to see mom, Uncle Nick and Auntie Kay together in the band again.
After the show (which went great!), Tadhg tried out mom's prima. Maybe he will continue the family musical tradition.
On Saturday evening, everyone wandered around the town. Tadhg loved the giant buried in the sand around the harbour.
And the cow seat outside the local Ben & Jerry's.
Sunday was travelling home day. After lunch everyone packed onto the bus again for the long trip home. Tadhg, Sadhbh, mom and dad finally made it home to their house at 2:30am on Monday morning. Everyone was tired on Monday morning after such a long trip but Tadhg got up in time to go to school. It was a great trip but mom and dad are not keen to go on another long bus journey again soon.
