‘Welcome to the capital of the world!’ exclaimed our taxi driver as we crossed the Potomac into Washington DC.
My teenagers’ eyes shone with excitement.
Given that eight hours earlier they’d barely been speaking to me as I informed the British Airways stewardess I was a nervous flyer and therefore quite keen for a gin and tonic, things were looking up.
‘Look left and you’ll see the White House,’ continued the driver, and we peered through the dark to see