There is a lot going on in our family this year. Olivia has a summer class that she must take this year and each of the other girls have various camps. Addison has NC State Large Animal Science Camp and Horse Camp, and Appalachian Service Project and Emily has Roanoke Christian Camp and Horse Camp. Addison also has a school trip to Scotland and Ireland. Time is tight and so is money but we did make way for a four-day trip to Washington, DC. This is a stop at the rest area in Virginia.
When we arrived in Washington and got settled into our hotel, it would not be long before we had to make our way to a scheduled evening tour of the monuments. Off to the Metro.
We had dinner at Union Station. We all chose something different and had just enough time to eat and appreciate the architecture before we began our tour.
When I went to Washington many years ago for a vacation, I went on a evening tour of the monuments. There was only one of them then and it worked out perfect; you see all of the same things without the heat. Fast forward to this trip and every tour company does night monument tours and all of them were full. We did find, however, that since our party was large we could get a private tour for just a few dollars more. And so, we did. A private tour that was to our liking - wherever we wanted to go for however long we wanted to stay there. And, all of the these pictures were taken by our personal tour guide. As you can see, evening fell during our tour, we began our tour in daylight.
These photos are from the gardens at the National Botanical Gardens.
Capital Hill
This is the church where the incumbent President of the United States has chapel on election day.
A lot to see in Washington but our girls were fascinated with the lightning bugs as the sun began to set.
The Jefferson Memorial
World War II Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Memorial of the Korean War
We didn't get to them all as we wanted to get back to rest but it was a great tour and it did give us the lay of the land.
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