On this day our mode of transportation was a double-decker sight seeing bus.
We took a scenic ride around parts of town we never would have had time to see.
Like Georgetown, China Town, Embassy Row, and the National Cathedral. 
(Random basketball statue in the middle of the street)
We met a great family from Florida on the bus. When they found out we were from Utah, they just had to know if we were Mormon. We had a great conversation with them about "those young boys in white shirts and ten-speed bikes." It turns out they've been to Temple Square before and had the missionaries come to their home afterward. They wanted to know all about Dan's mission and how he got so lucky to serve in France.
We hopped off the bus at Ford's Theater to learn more about the Assassination of President Lincoln.
And ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe next door. Our waitress was an adorable young girl from Lithuania. She was very impressed when Dan guessed that she was from Latvia.
(Apparently I was too full to stand up straight.)
Next we hopped back on the bus for a quick ride to the National Air and Space Museum.
This was, by far, our favorite museum of the trip. And that was thanks to the amazing tour guide we had. He was captivating with his in depth stories of the moon landing, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart.
The Spirit of St. Louis
(Shiny red plane, oh yes!)
After the Air and Space Museum we took the bus one more time. This time we rode across the Potomac River to Arlington National Cemetery.
Again time was not on our side. We arrived 15 minutes before it closed. We booked it through the cemetery to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers to see the changing of the guard.
After that we were politely asked to leave immediately.
Again time was not on our side. We arrived 15 minutes before it closed. We booked it through the cemetery to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers to see the changing of the guard.
After that we were politely asked to leave immediately.
Pictures do not do justice to the enormity of this cemetery. It is breath taking.
I really wish we had had more time here.
From Arlington we took the Metro back to our Hotel. Dan decided we needed to taste a little of the DC nightlife. So we got off the metro one stop early, in Dupont Circle, Washington's young, hip, gay neighborhood.
I really wish we had had more time here.
From Arlington we took the Metro back to our Hotel. Dan decided we needed to taste a little of the DC nightlife. So we got off the metro one stop early, in Dupont Circle, Washington's young, hip, gay neighborhood.
We were greeting at the metro station by some great street performers. We stayed and listened to this guy jam out on his buckets, cones and shopping cart for quite some time.
We took a stroll down the street and found a quiet deli for dinner before we drug our tired selves back to our hotel.
We took a stroll down the street and found a quiet deli for dinner before we drug our tired selves back to our hotel.
I wish we would have taken a picture of the hotel. It was beautiful.
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Is it kind of weird to know that there was an earthquake there just a short time later? The footage I saw on the news included the National Cathedral. (No damage to it, fortunately)
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