Spring has arrived but there's more snow

Officially Spring has arrived!  Try telling that to the residents of some of the eastern states of the USA where snow is falling yet again this year.

Up to 5 inches of snow is predicted to fall hopefully bringing to an end a particularly cold spell.  Over 100 inches of snow have fallen in some places over the winter months.

Snow is also expected to fall in New York City and Washington DC.

For details of weather warnings for the eastern USA click here.

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What to see in Washington DC

Planning to go to the USA? What better place to start than the nation's capital Washington DC?

As the heart of the nation, Washington boasts plentiful monuments and memorials, many of which are free to visitors.

A lot of the memorials are instantly recognisable from American TV and movies that most us of have seen.

See how many of them you can recognise. Answers at the foot of this blog

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(A) Lincoln Memorial

(B) Jefferson Memorial

(C) Martin Luther King Memorial

(D) US Capitol Building - home of the Senate & House of Representatives

(E) Roosevelt Memorial

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