This past week, the hubby and I took a 4 1/2 day trip to our nations capitol, Washington D.C. Kid free! It was our first time away together with no children in 4 years! We did a lot of sightseeing, hardly ever stopped going and I honestly thought my feet were going to fall off but it was SO worth it because I learned so much AND most importantly, we had a BLAST! This is definitely the most photos I've ever put in a blog post but it was impossible to not put a big chunk of them in to give you a glimpse of our trip.
We started off day one when we arrived at the Holocaust Museum. Unable to take photos inside for obvious reasons but I'll simply say it was remarkably done. I'm not a big history buff so I learned a lot here.
Day 2- Our first stop was the Capitol building. We were unable to visit the White House so this was our second option.
One of two of the Oklahoma statues in the Capitol. This is Sequoya. The other is Will Rogers but he wasn't in a location we could spot on our tour.
Next was the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. REMARKABLE to say the least. Had to get pictures next to these awesome lifelike animals for the girlies.
I was in front of the evolution exhibit. We didn't waste any of our time there since it's clearly all false. =) I came here to learn right?
I believe that was a dinosaur thigh.
Our last stop was the Pentagon Memorial. This is the only area of the Pentagon that you can get photos of.
There is a whole story behind the positioning of everything in this Memorial. It would take some time to describe so if interested, just ask me and I'd love to tell ya!
The area where the airplane flew into the Pentagon.
Day 3- We went on our walking tour of the National Mall. This is Washington Monument...obviously.
We got lucky and by chance President Obama happened to fly right over us and land at the White House while we were walking by on our tour.
One of our stops on our tour was also the WWII Memorial. Wonderfully done.
In front of the reflecting pool and Lincoln Memorial.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Where Martin Luther King stood when he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Looking at on the area he would have seen that day.
Korean War Memorial
The National Cathedral. Breathtaking.
We were there to visit our wonderful friends Joey and Emily too!
Day 4- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
"Changing of the Guard."
Arlington National Cemetary
The overlook in front of Robert E. Lee's home (Arlington House)
Had to have my photo in front of the White House at least.
Where President Lincoln was shot.
Theodore Roosevelt Island.
Our last night farewell! Many thanks to Joey and Emily for all your hospitality!!!
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