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Now back in Sweden, after my vacation to New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. For starters I have put a few photos online, in my flickr collection USA Vacation ’10.

Then there are the tweets I wrote (@andol). While incredible incomplete, they do provide some kind of summary.

1. Now in New York City.
2. “My exit music, please.”
3. Highlight of the day: Eating lobster roll in the shadow of the Brooklyn bridge, while admiring the Manhattan skyline.
4. Definitely think someone ought to open a Korean restaurant in Linköping.
5. Best positive surprise so far: The Bitter End, in Greenwich Village - http://bitterend.com/
6. Feels a bit odd that I only have to pay about ten dollars to have someone else to my laundry. No, not complaining.
7. Breathtaking beauty: New York City, by night, from Top of the Rock.
8. Seven bagels later; leaving New York for Philadelphia.
9. Walking the streets of Philadelphia, appreciating the directional maps in every other street corner.
10. Also, pretty sure that the Free Library of Philadelphia, at Logan Square, is the nicest library I have had the pleasure to visit so far.
11. Philadelphia South Street, by night, almost feels kind of mediterranean.
12. Leaving historic Philadelphia for present Washington DC.
13. First night in DC: Evening walk in the National Mall, followed by an interesting Ethiopian meal in the Shaw neighborhood.
14. Enjoyed the DC Ducks just as much as I enjoyed the Boston Ducks.
15. Today turned into Smithsonian day. Visited the Museum of the American Indian as well as the Air and Space Museum.
16. Today’s excursion to Theodore Roosevelt Island was a nice break from the city. The shadow provided by all trees wasn’t half bad either.
17. Chafed feet –> silly walks –> loads of fun.
18. DC beauty: The Lincoln Memorial, and its reflecting pool, during sunrise.
19. Goodbye Washington DC. Hello eight hour flight.
20. Back home in Linköping. Would like to thank my traveling companions @parwieslander and http://wikitravel.org/en/.

(Anyone who wants the full story will have to buy me and/or Pär a suitable cold beverage.)