Washington DC

We have been in Washington DC for a week now and have seen so much. We are staying at Fort Mead which is about 30 miles to DC so we took the commuter train (MARC) each time we went to the city. It was interesting to see how people commute to DC which is not something I could have done. The train took us into Union Station which is beautiful. One the first day we took a tour bus to get our bearings and then walked so we could see as much as possible. We toured the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, WW II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Memorial and walked the Tidal Basin on day one.

Day two we drove to DC and took the tour of Arlington Cemetery, visiting President Kennedy's grave, Challenger, Iran Rescue Mission and Columbia Memorials, The Memorial Amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. We were there for the changing of the guard. Very emotional for us. We then went to see the National Cathedral. That was very impressive.

Day three we walked to Capital Hill and then to the White House to get some photos. Then we visited the Smithsonian of American History and the Ronald Reagan Building.

Day four we walked to the National Achieves, Smithsonian Castle, The Air and Space Museum and the National Post Office Museum.

We were exhausted and are going to save the rest for another trip. There is just so much to see and so much history that it gets overwhelming. We saw so much more than I listed. We plan on going to Annapolis tomorrow before we leave to head to Gettysburg.

There have been a sad point on our trip. Last Sunday I lost my Aunt Helen. She was 93 and lived a great life but I will miss her. She was still living on her own and just days before her death, she was playing cards and out to dinner. I was so furtunate to have her in my life.