Washington DC, a Historic TreasureHe said….Wendy and I spent this past weekend in Washington DC; the majority of our time we walked around simply taking in the sites, when we were not lost in the car. There are so many things to see; it seemed as if as soon as we walked up to something of interest we saw something else we wanted to see.
The first day we were there we parked the car, in my opinion way too far from where we needed to be, and walked to the White House.
We continued along the sidewalks, seeing the Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Jefferson Monuments.
Washington Memorial
We saw the Korean, WWII memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Capitol building and dozens of other government buildings.
Korean War Memorial
We went to the Air and Space museum and to the Natural History museum..
We saw A LOT! We walked even more!
A few things for those who are interested in visiting Washington DC, make a list of what you want to see, mark a map of where those things are, wear comfortable shoes and for goodness sake, if you’re driving, get a GPS.
She said…This past weekend Michael and I had the opportunity to spend a couple days in our nation’s capital, Washington DC. I had a meeting with a client on Monday which required me to be there. Michael was already in Boston and needed to get to DC this month anyway so we took the opportunity to spend the weekend together in D.C.
I have always wanted to see this historic city and this was a very inexpensive way to accomplish that goal. Our airfare was already covered and we were able to get a complimentary room at one of the newest full service hotels in the D.C. area, a great perk to working in the hospitality industry!
Given that we only had two days to see the sites we decided to see all famous land marks on Saturday and to hit the museums on Sunday. When you are in the city it appears that all the major sites are in a relatively close proximity, if you make it to D.C. do not be fooled! We spent several hours and walked several miles getting to and from each site.
U.S. Marines Corps Memorial with Washington Memorial & Capital building in background
Although it is hard to pick a favorite site of interest, I will narrow it down to two, the Lincoln Memorial and the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. The Lincoln Memorial stands 19ft tall made from Georgia marble with 36 columns surrounding it to represent each state of the union. Engraved inside are his two most famous speeches, the Gettysburg address and his second inaugural speech. I hate to say it, but I never realized how powerful these speeches were until I read them this past weekend. It is clear that Lincoln was not only a God fearing man but also a man ordained of God to drive this great cause.
The Smithsonian Air Space museum is AWESOME!! We felt a special connection given that my grandpa worked for General Dynamics as an engineer and given that Michael’s dad worked for McDonald Douglas as an Electrical design engineer. We didn’t have near enough time to see everything in the museum but we loved everything we did see.
All in all D.C. is my new favorite city! Truly a must see. I told Michael when the kids were grown I’d like to live there! However once we had to drive in traffic he said to forget it…. I’ll keep working on him though.
