Not that we needed an excuse to go to Washington, DC, but my good friend and her husband are living there for a semester. So when we came across some good flight deals, we bought the tickets about 15 minutes later. It was one of the best decisions we have made togetherJ
For just a short weekend in September, we stayed at my friend's parents' home which was more like a little bed-and-breakfast in Virginia and we were spoiled with incredible hospitality. We woke up to a delicious meal EVERY morning with a food selection that covered anything you could possibly imagine eating. Mr. Bluth was in heaven and the delicious breakfast each morning could be in his top 5 list of favorite things from the trip.
In three days we were able to do the following activities:
-Tour of the Capitol
-Washington Monument (we even had tickets to go up to the viewing deck at the top of the Monument)
-American History Museum
-Lunch at Ollie's Trolley
-Ford's Theater and Lincoln Museum
-Holocaust Museum
-Vietnam Memorial
-World War II Memorial
-Lincoln Memorial
-Dinner at Farming Farmers
-Jefferson Memorial
-Newseum
-Crime and Punishment Museum
-National Portraits Museum
-Walked around the White House
-Explore Georgetown, which included dinner and some of the famous cupcakes
-Mt. Vernon
-Arlington National Cemetery
-Picnic at the Iowa Jima Memorial
We also enjoyed late night talks, Garage Band, and watching wedding videos before crashing into bed each night. We walked and explored as much as we could squeeze in and yet we would love to go back as there is so much more to see in DC. Now this post’s main purpose is to help us remember in the future all that we did on this weekend vacation so please ignore the long list.
I fell in love with DC and we went on a perfect weekend where we lucked out with amazing weather and we were able to visit and have the best tour guides to show us everything. It also ignited a small blaze inside me to learn more about our nation’s history. This past week I spent a couple days watching a 4 hour documentary and I already have my next one picked out as I just can’t get enough of US history. We are so grateful that we were able to make the trip at this time in our lives. Sadly, I don’t know how much I could have appreciated it had I gone at a younger age. It was an incredible experience.
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| Just hanging out with Brother Brigham at the US Capitol. |
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| Just a small collection of all the books that have been written about Lincoln. |
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| We could have sat on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial all night. |
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| The Jefferson Memorial was huge and beautiful and a great way to end our first day. |
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| Wish we could have spent more time at the Newseum, but we enjoyed the exhibits such as this 9-11 tribute. |
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| We love our tour guides! |
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| George Washington's mansion at Mt. Vernon. He also had some beautiful gardens. |
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| Wish this picture captured the peace and the reverence at Arlington Cemetery. |
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| Changing of the guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier. |
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| Nothing beats touring DC with some amazing friends. |
