Well we are back from our time in Washington DC and feel that we are getting energy back with each day. We had a wonderful time there and saw many many things, but the travel and the walking we did while we were there tired us out like no other. :) We were supposed to be in DC on Thursday late afternoon, and after sitting in the Charlotte Airport we were told that our flight was canceled...not a encouraging thing to find out. So we went home and got up Friday morning and headed to the Charlotte airport in hopes that the flight that day would take off... and it did!!!! We arrived in DC around 10am and were to our hotel and settled by 1pm. The first day we walked a total of seven or eight miles. We really didn't know where we were going, but we followed maps as well as we could and finally made it to the White House and "The Mall", that is what they call the area where all the important buildings are. :) We were enjoying our time and not feeling the pain in our legs and feet until we had to make the walk back that evening... we had yet to find the metro. In the first day we saw the White House, The Smithsonian, The Air and Space Museum, The Natural History Museum, The Capital, and we saw the Washington Monument but didn't go into it until another day. Here are a few pictures along the way...
The White House
Min on Constitution Ave. in front of the Washington Monument
The Smithsonian Castle
The Air and Space Museum
Saturday, the second day we headed in the same direction as the day before, walking again. Haha. we got our exercise this trip that is a fact!! We visited the Holocaust Museum and ate some lunch. We then took a short break and went back to our hotel to nap... on our way back we discovered the amazing Metro that takes you everywhere by underground train!! We used this tool the rest of our time in DC to travel not by foot anymore :) That evening we went on a drive to Georgetown and to Arlington Cemetery as well as the Jefferson Memorial and the Iwo Jima Memorial. We were getting a feel for what we wanted to see the next day.Sunday, we got up early and stood in line for Washington Monument tickets. While in line I was starving, feeling a little faint, and really nothing was open around that area at 8am, not food wise. All we had in our backpack was some red licorice I had bought for Min and I was hesitant at first to eat that as people were all around us... but as time drew on and I was sure that we would not have "breakfast" for awhile longer I broke out the red vines and at them hoping that people in line around us didn't think I was crazy for eating not a nutritious breakfast as I stood there visibly pregnant!! Haha it was a funny morning. :) Sunday was our last full day in DC and we did again a lot of things. We visited the Lincoln Memorial, this was my favorite!! We saw the WWII Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, Iwo Jima Memorial, and the last thing we did that day was take out tour of the Washington Monument at night, when everything was lit up. It was beautiful and really amazing how much history is in such a small area in DC. We were blessed as well to have lunch and dinner with good friends we had not seen in awhile. For lunch we met up with Harry Howard (he was in our wedding) and Katrina!! They brought us to this yummy chili restaurant and we were well fed to say the least. :) And for dinner we met up with Lindsey and Ceddie Rath, friends from High school!! They took us to a great restaurant as well, it was called Matchbox, it was great pizza and good times of hanging out!! We were blessed to be able to spend some of our time with people who are living near the DC area and able to show us around some!!
Overall our trip was great, it was not physically relaxing but we really felt fortunate to be able to see the history that resides within our Country!! We enjoyed time together and had fun and laughed as we always should!! Here are a few more pictures to share with you!!
Below is Robert Kennedy's grave, the only cross in the entire Arlington Cemetery. Korean War memorial and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.
Below we represent California at the WWII Memorial, and I found my maiden name on a headstone in the Arlington Cemetery, and Min's favorite the iwo Jima Memorial!!
2 comments:
What a fun trip! Mike and I are hoping to make it out to the east coast in the next few years to see all the wonderful sites! What a great first anniversary!
it's nice to see your and your belly in a natural setting....it just still doesn't look like you cuz you're usually a tiny rake!
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