Last Sunday we left Roanoke and took the Skyline Drive up to DC!! So beautiful!!! We stopped a bunch of times at different overlooks. It made for a relaxing drive up to DC.
Monday was a crazy, non stop day! We started out in the Air & Space Museum for the morning. We flew a F-18 Simulator, looked at so many amazing exhibits, and saw the IMAX movie To Fly!
Next we headed over to the National Archives to see the original Bill of Rights, Constitution, and Declaration of Independence. It was really surprising to see how much all of the documents have faded!! Mike, Aunt Barbara, & I all went down to the research area, and got signed up to research in the archives. We didn't have a whole lot of time to look though....we will definitely be heading back there on our next trip to DC!
Then we all met up at the White House! I guess I always thought it would look bigger in person. Maybe if we weren't so far away! lol I think we will plan ahead next time and get the signed up to take an actual tour. ( You have to do it 4-6 months in advance) Apparently, the Obamas were entertaining, so you see the snipers on the roof, and this officer with the big gun cleverly hidden in a black bag. There is no way you could guess what was in the bag...no way at all!! (lol)
From there we headed over to the WWII memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. I really liked the Lincoln Memorial. I hated that they were renovating the Reflecting Pool:( Ugly!!! Then we all went and had dinner at Miewah's Chinese Restaurant, all 14 or so of us!
DC is just amazing! I can't believe I never made the trip before:)
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