Our Nations Capital

Well, we had a pretty good day in DC. I think you can say that we just about saw it all! We left our hotel this morning and headed on the metro toward DC. We went to the Holocaust Museum first and we were really glad that we did because we didn't know that tickets were give on a first come basis. We were able to get some for a few hours later. While we waited we went to see the Washington Monument, the new WWII Memorial (it was pretty cool), the Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Monument, and the Korean War Memorial. I think my favorite was the Korean memorial. It was really cool!

We then went back to the Holocaust Museum. That was quite an experience! I was so glad we went! I'd highly recommend it to anyone who comes to the area. Just be sure to get there early to get your tickets or get them online in advance. It really was a cool museum and we both learned a lot. At one point they have a walkway through one of the cattle cars that took them to the concentration camps. There's luggage on the side of the car that really helped make it real. At another point you walk through this corridor that has piles and piles of shoes on both sides. That was pretty incredible too. There was a cool poem on the wall about how the shoes were able to remain because they were made of leather and string and not flesh and blood. It was pretty moving.

After that we went to see the White House up close and then went to see a few things in the Smithsonians. We were able to see the hope diamond and some dinosaurs in the Natural History Museum. We really wanted to go to the national archives but the lines were too long for our liking and we were beginning to have enough of the day. We made one last stop at the Capitol Building and then grabbed dinner at Potbelly's before heading back to the hotel. We made one last stop at the Arlington Cemetary to see the Kennedy's graves and the Eternal Flame before we made it back to our hotel. Unfortunately we didn't quite have enough in us to make it to the tombs of the unknowns. Maybe next time. Also unfortunately, our camera batteries died halfway through the day so we weren't able to get pictures of everything. We did get pretty good video footage everywhere we went though. We're now just relaxing and recovering from the day. We're looking forward to heading to South Carolina tomorrow!

Total mileage for the day: We're pretty sure we walked about a total of 10.
Biggest surprise of the day:Just how much there really is to see and do in DC.