The day after Christmas, my Sister-in-Law Kristyne and I drove the kids to DC for some sight seeing. First I have to say that our navigation system in the van is worth every penny!! We were able to plug in monument names and find instant maps to most places we were going. We visited the DC temple our last night there on a night there happened to be a concert open to the public in the visitors center. It was so beautiful and the out door live nativity scene was amazing!
This picture is from the back of the Smithsonian building which has this beautiful courtyard full of flowers, bushes, trees, and benches to sit and enjoy the scenery. The kids found a tree that had buds on it. How lucky we were to visit when the weather was a warm 60 degrees!
After visiting the Lincoln Memorial we found ourselves along the walkway of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. It was a quiet area in which we tried to comprehend just how many people gave their life for our freedom. It's overwhelming.
I've always wanted to go to the top of the Washington Monument which we were so happy we ordered our tickets in advance. Tickets are gone by 10am if you come as early as 7am I think to stand in line to get. But we ordered ours by mail and showed up at our time slot. Yeah!
Other places we went to were the Natural History Museum and saw the largest gem in the world among many other things. Also the American History Museum where Dorothy's red ruby slippers are, the First Ladies Innauguration Dresses are displayed, and the amazing Old Glory Flag that was flown when the US won the civil war. I wish I could remember all the things I read and learned while I was there. At least I have lots of pictures!
