A couple weeks ago we headed up to our nation's capitol to take in the sights, and do a little learning about history. I'm not sure exactly what made us pick DC, other than I remember enjoying it in 5th grade. Typing it out, doesn't seem like the best way to pick a vacation, but we had a blast.
This greeted us on day one on our walk to the Smithsonian. I loved how you could see the Washington monument from virtually anywhere in the city. Made me want to break out into patriotic song.
We left the patriotic music to Lee Greenwood, and headed to the Air and Space Museum.
Proof.
Not pictured: We loved the TVs that had satellite photos of the Olympic Stadium being built over the past ten years, the changing of the seasons, etc. It blows my pea brained mind that people are smart enough to invent such things.
Moving on....
I didn't pass this test. I'm too tall, old, apparently overweight and married. What was happening on these flights?
Lucy flew! Back when flying was glamorous, cost a billion dollars, your liquids didn't have to go in 3 oz. containers and you could smoke on the plane. Those were the days.
After lunch, we headed to the Museum of Natural History. You know I couldn't resist a picture that speaks to my Alabama heart.
Looking angry.
This wasn't my favorite stop. But, we did do a little Christmas shopping. Hope diamond anyone? Beautiful. Even though the name sounds like something advertised in a Kay jewelers ad.
Before we headed out, we watched the world's population tick up alarmingly fast. Good news for Brad and Angelina.
Not pictured: the best crab cake I've ever had. Our table was super close to the people next to us, and I could not bring myself to be that girl, taking pictures of my dinner like I had never eaten before. Which clearly isn't true, because the Smithsonian told me just that morning I was overweight.
Get your flag out. More history to come.
1 comment:
What a fun trip!!! Call it what you will, but I would take a 45 carat diamond any day!!
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