Sunday: Tallest free standing stone structure
Beautiful with flags all around it.
Streets of Wash DC
White House
We learned a lot at the WH visitors center
View from Old post office clock tower
National Archives (very faded & worn originals)
Monday: Money printing tour (no pictures inside)!
Then we did the holocaust museum (no pictures) but it was good and we met a survivor!
The cherry blossoms were just beginning to pop!
Top of Washington monument
(Each state donated a block)
March 8-15, 2025
Enjoyed biking the mall with stops at…
Korean War memorial
Lincoln memorial
Reflecting pool
MLK
“Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope”
Portraits
Swing picnic tables
Air & Space Museum Tuesday
Lunch at Hirshhorn modern art museum garden
Ceremonies & changing of guard
Found Bruce’s cousin at Arlington Cemetery
Historic downtown Alexandria had ice cream, waterfront, pizza, shops!
Wednesday: Found a geocache near here
SPY museum was cool
Astin martin. License plate changes
This exhibit gave me chills when the president announced they got Bin Laden with the analysis of intelligence by the Red Team.
Abby enjoyed playing her cover.
Sunny moment on the mall
Then we hit up the American Hx (great Star-Spangled Banner exhibit) and Natural Hx museums (not pictured)
(And we met Bernie Sanders in the elevator)
Tour of the capitol
Each state has 2 statues in the capitol
We saw the House of Representatives hall (Moses-first law bearer) and Senate hall (in session)
Library of congress
(Saw original Gutenberg Bible)
blooms, Ford’s Theater, National Portrait Gallery
Friday: Museum of Bible
A recent discovery of an old (230 AD) prayer house.
Impressive 3rd floor video experience of OT & NT
We took the metro daily-super efficient and clean, among young professionals, federal workers, military personnel stopping at Pentagon.
Huntington stop was 8 minute walk from our beautiful basement Airbnb apartment.
Cute red panda & giant Panda eating his bamboo
The main attraction
Sisters holding hands
(This is what makes a family trip worthwhile)
US Marine Corps war memorial (larger than I expected)
Jefferson memorial at night
So much to see & do. So much walking. So tired.
1 comment:
Gorgeous photos of a memorable week-- so happy you were able to see so many of the sites and have all that beautiful blue sky!
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