Monday, May 12th - Happy 26th Birthday Dan!!
Our final day in DC. Our flight was not until 4 PM, so we have a good portion of the day to spend in DC. We originally didn't have anything planned but decided to walk down to see the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial in the daylight. We then walked over to see the Korean Memorial in the daylight and it was not the same at all. If you ever go, be sure to see that one at night.We really didn't have anything else planned so we walked towards the Washington Monument and happened upon the ceremonies for the reopening of the Monument. We knew they were being held Monday morning but it really wasn't on our agenda that we had to be there. But since we happened upon it, we stayed and watched the ceremonies (and saw Al Roker who was the master of ceremonies) and then went up to the Washington Monument where you could now go up to the base (it was blocked off before). We couldn't actually go into the Monument because tours didn't start until 1 PM and we needed to head to the airport shortly after that.
We then decided to hit a museum. Dan's choice--Air & Space Museum. We spent a couple hours there and saw pretty much everything we want to see before we had to head to the airport.
Overall a great trip! We saw a lot. Did a LOT of walking! And also learned that we pretty good travel companions!
It was a great way to celebrate and share Mother's Day and Dan's birthday. Wonder what we'll plan for next year?
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| Vietnam Memorial |
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| Lincoln Memorial |
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| Al Roker Hosting the Re-opening Ceremony for the Washington Monument |
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| Me at the Base of the Washington Monument |
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| Dan at the Air & Space Museum |
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