These poles would light up and play a soft note when you touched them.They looked really cool at night. |
We did a lot of walking! |
We also rode the Metro a lot, which Carrington really liked. :-D |
Inside Union Station. It was really pretty! There were quite a few shops and restaurants. |
The Capitol. We had to go through security before going in. We couldn't even take a bottle of water with us. |
The dome inside the Capitol. |
There were statues of bronze and statues of marble, representing every state. |
This painting is in the Capitol and is called "Baptism of Pocahontas". |
Inside the Library of Congress. It was beautiful! |
Warren and I in front of the Capitol. |
People inspecting the cracks in the Washington Monument. |
Clayton in a Metro station. |
Arlington Cemetery |
We got to see the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
The National Archives ~ which contains the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights!!! I was THRILLED to see them! |
The view from our hotel room window ~ not very exciting. :-) |
Getting ready to leave for the airport. |
My kids went through this door at least 50 times, just for the fun of it. |
Waiting for the airplane to head home. |
These pics have me dying to get back up there!!!
ReplyDeleteThose poles outside Sbux sound so cool, and our kids love the Metro (well, ANY train ANYWHRE! :-P) too!