For those of you interested, we will be updating the blog this week with the daily happenings of our vacation to Washington, DC. It's one of the places we wanted to experience as a family and we're off to a good start.
With the five page itinerary in hand, we set off. Travel day (yesterday) was pretty uneventful once we got on the road after coming back to the house twice (I couldn't remember if I cut the oven off and Madalyn forgot her purse). We stopped for a picnic breakfast for Father's Day. Side note: my plans were also to stop in the large cities to get their Sunday papers for the coupons. Before you ask, yes, different newspapers have different coupons. But, we were too early for Atlanta's paper. Forgot about Charlotte, got the one in Richmond, and forgot about the Washington Post). Oh well...
Our plans for today included Arlington National Cemetery and the following must-sees: Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, WWII Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Washington Monument, Constitution Gardens and Union Station. Yes, we were busy, but it was a good day. We won't mention the fact that I almost drove onto the Pentagon compound when I really shouldn't have been there. Serious wrong turn! But, when you begin the day with your daughter crying because she is so excited to be her and end the day with her 'this was a great day, Mom' statement, it doesn't get much better.
With the five page itinerary in hand, we set off. Travel day (yesterday) was pretty uneventful once we got on the road after coming back to the house twice (I couldn't remember if I cut the oven off and Madalyn forgot her purse). We stopped for a picnic breakfast for Father's Day. Side note: my plans were also to stop in the large cities to get their Sunday papers for the coupons. Before you ask, yes, different newspapers have different coupons. But, we were too early for Atlanta's paper. Forgot about Charlotte, got the one in Richmond, and forgot about the Washington Post). Oh well...
Our plans for today included Arlington National Cemetery and the following must-sees: Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, WWII Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Washington Monument, Constitution Gardens and Union Station. Yes, we were busy, but it was a good day. We won't mention the fact that I almost drove onto the Pentagon compound when I really shouldn't have been there. Serious wrong turn! But, when you begin the day with your daughter crying because she is so excited to be her and end the day with her 'this was a great day, Mom' statement, it doesn't get much better.
On a sad note, we will always remember being here when the Metro trains crashed into one another as they did today, thankful that we weren't aboard at the time, but mournful for the families of those that lost loved ones today.
Equally as sad was the funeral of a young soldier that was going on while we were at Arlington. We were right along the route as the horse drawn carriage pulled the casket to the gravesite. We thought it would be interesting to see what happened at a military funeral in Arlington, but even nosy me recognized that it was a private moment for the family.
Enjoy this brief glimpse of our fun...
Enjoy this brief glimpse of our fun...
Anchor from the USS Maine
Home of Robert E Lee @ Arlington Cemetery
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Korean War Memorial
View from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
Getting a grip on the Washington Monument
The Alabama pillar at the WWII Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
1 comment:
Just think, Cody, you have the satisfaction of knowing you have walked those hallowed halls before.... now you have "ridden" those hallowed halls - and Mads - get ready because your grammy is a walker!
have fun and stay safe!
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