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April 25, 2008
Week's End and our Trip
So, Dev and I had a GREAT time in Washington DC. We saw every monument ever erected!! And we walked about 6 miles everyday, sometimes more!
Dev LOVED the subway, don't ask me why??? She thought it was the COOLEST thing ever and had it figured out, how to use it, but the end of the first day!
Our Hotel was not new and flashy, but clean and an easy walk to the Metro in Arlington.
The first day we spent the morning at Arlington National Cemetery. What a beautiful serene place and the cherry blossoms were still in bloom. I captured some great pictures! Also saw the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown and they played TAPS for a someone just being buried that day and that is all it takes to bring tears to my eyes!
From there we walked over to the Iwo Jima memorial. Something to see, it's HUGE!
After lunch at Union Station we walked over to the Capital and hung out there for a bit before heading down the National Mall towards the Smithsonian Castle and then onward to the White House where we hung out by the wrought iron fence and took pictures of the protestors and police!
Everyday was an adventure and we traveled miles on the metro, ate lunch the second day at the famous Ben's Chili Bowl and had dinner one night at the Cheesecake Factory!
We had a great time and the last day traveled to Mt. Vernon where we got caught in a down pour at Washington's tomb and then thunder and lightening as we ran as fast as we could back up towards the mansion!
It was a great trip and so glad we went!!!!
I had Monday off which was good as we didn't get home until 5:30 am! The drive home took us 13 1/2 hours due to traffic out of NYC because of the Pope's visit which also created LOTS of people in DC during our week there! One morning we stumbled upon five bus loads of Bishops leaving their hotel! Quite a site...
Now the weekend is here and I'm ready to kick back and relax as this beautiful weather surely won't last!!!
Posted by tracey at April 25, 2008 09:15 PM