We started off today by going to the Washington Monument. It is made of Marble but the very tippy top is Aluminum. Aluminum use to be more precious than gold, . . . that is until they found that Aluminum can be found everywhere.
They were giving free tours to the Top of Washington Monument, so we couldn't pass that up. Brandon and Brooklyn with the statue of George Washington, waiting to take the elevator up.
The view from the top was amazing!! We were able to see the White House,
US Capitol,
Jefferson Memorial,
and Lincoln Memorial.
Then it was off to the White House. It was well guarded to say the least. Security was all over the place.
The next stop was the World War II Memorial. Both mine and Brandon's grandpa's were in the Air Force of WWII.
Lincoln Memorial is very impressive.
It is huge!
The Franklin Delenor Roosevelt Monument was riddled with famous quotes and statues.
Brandon and Coby standing in the Bread Line Statue that depicts the Great Depression. 
We really did a ton of walking, because these monuments and memorials are spread pretty far apart. Jefferson Memorial was the furthest away, so we were the least impressed by it when we got there. It was still cool though. Jefferson was a huge believer in the abilities of future generations.
The Smithsonian Natural History Museum was AWESOME!! Not to many pictures because we were to fascinated looking at things to get the camera out. Here is a huge Humpback Whale.
Us with the bones of a Triceratops.
The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum was really neat as well. Lots of crazy looking planes. I don't know how many of them were able to fly.
It was a very fun day, but our legs were all day by the end. Except for Brooklyn that is. She was pretty happy though to get out and roll around when we got back to the hotel.
This looks like such a fun trip! You are lucky ducks!
ReplyDeleteAll of your photos makes me want to go there and check it all out! Love the one in the Bread Line... funny boys!
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