This is our trip

We had a great time in DC. We left Anniston around 4:30 on Saturday afternoon and arrived in DC at 9:30 Sunday morning. The train ride was fun. We can now check that off of our list. We arrived at Union Station and discovered that it was right across the street from where Laura works. That was great for us..


Laura met us and took us back to her apartment. She has a very nice place. It is newly remodeled and in a good location. When she emailed me I was worried. She said it was on the verge of the good and bad. It was fine. Aunt Donna can rest knowing that Laura is ok.


Laura had everything lined up for us.


Sunday afternoon we went to the Pentagon. Her roomates boyfriend works for the Secretary of Defense and gave us a private afternoon tour. WOW.. is all I can say... The building is so large that we rode the halls in a gold cart. {Robin Williams was on the same tour last week}


We were able to see where the plane came into the building and the memorial they had erected for the hundreds that lost their lives. This was my favorite part of the entire trip.....


Monday was our day to just chill out and establish our ways of getting around. We walked about 6 miles on this day.. We visited the Bureau of Printing and Engraving {i.e. how our money is made} that was pretty cool. We then stood in line for tickets to the Holocaust museum. Now if you are a history nut like myself... That was intense. You just have to visit for yourself. No photography allowed so no picutres inside most of the tour stops.


Tuesday was our "pack it all in day" Laura had arranged a VIP tour to last the entire day. We left at 9:00 and went straight to Arlington. We stopped at JK's gravesite and then to see the 10:00 changing of the guards. That was super...


The next stop was the Washington Monument. Chicken butt here did not go up but Kayla and Jessica did. Oh yea there were about 100 people in line and the van pulled us up on the grass and off to the front of the line. {way to go Laura, when you say VIp you mean it}


We left there and went to the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial and the Korean Memorial. This was the shortest stop and the most to see. We literally ran to all three so we could return for lunch...


After lunch in the Reagan Center, we turned the corner of the street to head down to the Jefferson Memorial and ran into the Presidential Motorcade. that was neat to know we go tto see a sitting president. Or I thought it was.

Time for bed.... Will finish this post later.