Day 5 — Williamsport → Washington DC
Breakfast, we keep on following the Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River, the longest of the East Coast (747 km) and one of the oldest of the earth (320-340-million years!), Stop off at, In July 1863, in the mild countryside dividing Maryland and Pennsylvania, 70,000 Confederate soldiers faced the 93,000 men of the Union army. After a three-day-long battle, the armies suffered about 51,000 casualties. Today Gettysburg is one of the most famous historic battlefields in the world. It draws thousands of visitors, especially on the occasion of the re-enactment of the battle, taking place every year at the beginning of July., we visit the battlefield, continue to, Washington DC is the capital city of the United States – and its very political heart. Washington is a monumental city, with impressive white-marble buildings, memorials and some of the very best museums. It also boasts extremely pleasant residential districts, dotted with antique houses, parks and gardens, making for a lively, multicultural city., At night, with all its lights on and twinkling, Washington looks even more majestic. A night tour of the city is thus a must-do (not included)., accommodation in a hotel in the suburbs. Accommodation,