Our last weekend of travels brought us to Washington, D.C. Brandon had never been and it had been many years since April's last visit so we wanted to be sure to make this one of our four stops. Although we were looking forward to this trip there was no denying the fatigue we were experiencing from three straight weekends of red eye flights across the country. Nevertheless we were looking forward to the last weekend of our "honeymonth".
We visited a number of landmarks and monuments. Among them was Ford's Theater, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and The National Mall, Reflection Pool, Lincoln Monument and White House. April's favorite part of the Smithsonian was the National Gem Collection. It was amazing to read about the history of the gems and brilliance of the stones.
We decided during our flight that this trip would be "relaxing" in that we wouldn't push ourselves to accommodate a busy itinerary. Instead, we leisurely strolled through the city, taking in the sites we would have otherwise overlooked hurrying from one destination to the next.
As life takes hold of us we are fortunate to have memories of our travels to remind us of the places we'd like to take our children when they are old enough to appreciate the history of our country. Though we were wary of traveling across the country (again) we thoroughly enjoyed our trip and finally felt the first of Fall! The weather was cool and crisp with a little bit of rain - a vast difference from the heat wave we are experiencing well into Fall here in Southern California!
We almost didn't feel like we were away from home! We met up with Deanna and watched Sunday football in Columbia Heights. We caught rain without an umbrella while waiting for the Circulator (read: city "bus"). Luckily, we weren't too far from our warm cozy hotel room.
Thank you for sharing in our journey with us!
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