DC Day 6

Our last day in DC, we decided to drive out and spend it in Mt. Vernon, General Washington's home.  It was a beautiful morning, but overcast and muggy.

While we were inside the house on the tour it started pouring.  We had to walk back to the museums and we got SOAKED.  Most of the rest of the time we spend inside in the museum areas(which were really well done), but King and I wanted to go to President and Martha Washington's graves, so we donned our rain ponchos and ventured out.  It was worth the extra soaking.

All in all, it was a wonderful trip!  We are so grateful we decided to tag along on King's business trip and see the wonderful sites in our Nation's Capital.  It sure makes us extra grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this great country.

DC Day 5

King got up early and headed to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and got us tickets to the main exhibits.  We met him there.  We spent longer than expected viewing the sobering exhibits.  So very heartbreaking.  My favorite part was the room that told stories of people that helped try to free the Jews.  Many brave people lost their lives trying to help.

For lunch, we took the Metro over to Union Station. It was a very hot, humid day, but we still made our way outside to see the statue of Columbus and the reproduction of the Liberty Bell.  

And, not because we had it on our list of "must sees", but because it was right next door and had air conditioning, we decided to check out the National Postal Museum.  It was actually quite interesting, and was in a gorgeous building. It was fun to see all of the different stamps...although, Snow White never found a Donny Osmond stamp, which was very disappointing for her.  

We were all exhausted, so we called it quits, and headed home for an early dinner.  King and the girls went and found a Golden Corral to eat in, and I happily walked to Starbucks across from the hotel for a hot chocolate and a muffin and read quietly in my bed.