A day out in Dublin

Determined to get to know Dublin even better, the Wombat went wandering along the River Liffey. He walked down to see the Jeannie Johnston, a replica of one of the ships which carried Irish immigrants to a new life in America.


Finally, he had a surprise encounter with the new President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at the Famine Memorial.

Presidents old and new in Washington DC

The Wombat made his first trip to Washington D.C.! On arrival on the Mall, he stopped to admire the Washington Monument in the distance.


After a detour to the Natural History Museum (more about that in another post), he got to look at the Washington Monument from another angle.


Next was a visit to the Lincoln memorial...


Including a chance to get up close and personal with Abe himself!


The Wombat was convinced that the Washington Memorial had shrunk! But it was patiently explained to him that it was "just far away".


After looking at the monuments to dead presidents, it was time to try and catch a glimpse of a live one... Here he is at the White House (looking the wrong way).