Our last day in DC! :(
This morning we had a 10 am tour of the Capital with a member of Senator Bennett's staff. The Capital and beautiful and a maze! Unfortunately there is scaffolding covering the dome and plastic covering the walls of the rotunda. It was still very cool to see.
We had tickets to tour the House and Senate chambers but there was a 45 minute line (for each) and by this time Trey was just done.
We took the tunnel over to the Library of Congress which was also beautiful. Can you see a little boy peeking out from Jefferson's book collection?
We walked by the Supreme Court building which had a lot of activity - demonstrations and lots of capital police. I found out later there were arguments being heard for some sort of deportation suit.
We passed by Ford's Theater on the way back to the hotel, picked up our luggage, said goodby to the Westin, took our last ride on the metro to the airport, and had an uneventful boarding for our flight home.
It was a great trip that Trey will hopefully remember when he grows up. I do feel like he probably should have been a little older to know some more history to really appreciate it. I think the bike tour, paddle boats boats, metro, and seeing the Ludovics made it fun, but I could tell he was disappointed in the monuments and museums, thinking they were going to be more exciting. As always though it is really about spending time together and getting away from the normal routine.
This morning we had a 10 am tour of the Capital with a member of Senator Bennett's staff. The Capital and beautiful and a maze! Unfortunately there is scaffolding covering the dome and plastic covering the walls of the rotunda. It was still very cool to see.
We had tickets to tour the House and Senate chambers but there was a 45 minute line (for each) and by this time Trey was just done.
We took the tunnel over to the Library of Congress which was also beautiful. Can you see a little boy peeking out from Jefferson's book collection?
We walked by the Supreme Court building which had a lot of activity - demonstrations and lots of capital police. I found out later there were arguments being heard for some sort of deportation suit.
We passed by Ford's Theater on the way back to the hotel, picked up our luggage, said goodby to the Westin, took our last ride on the metro to the airport, and had an uneventful boarding for our flight home.
It was a great trip that Trey will hopefully remember when he grows up. I do feel like he probably should have been a little older to know some more history to really appreciate it. I think the bike tour, paddle boats boats, metro, and seeing the Ludovics made it fun, but I could tell he was disappointed in the monuments and museums, thinking they were going to be more exciting. As always though it is really about spending time together and getting away from the normal routine.