Washington Day 2 &3

So this is going to be a very quick wrap up of the rest of our trip to D.C. Not because it wasn't fabulous, but more because it's taken me two weeks to finish this post, and more important things have since transpired!

So Day 2:

Museums!! We made it into the National Museum of American History soaking wet and barefoot, but it was worth wading through the water. This is the museum that houses the first flag, things George Washington really did eat with, wear and go to war with, and almost all of the inaugural gowns! Many exhibits had a strick no photo policy, but here are a couple of gems.

The ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz

Michelle Obama's gown from 2004

Next we made it to the Newseum. A museum dedicated to the history of reporting history. News is the front line after all. This museum was 7 stories, and almost impossible to get thorough in one afternoon but we saw so many amazing things. The highlights were the 9/11 exhibit, including the radio tour from the top of tower 1. The decades of original newspapers breaking histories biggest stories (some incorrectly!)The largest piece of the Berlin wall in existence. And the most extensive collection of Pulitzer Prize photos, which was the most emotional part of the museum for me, it's amazing how much emotion, horror, and truth good photographers can capture. If you are planning a trip, this museum is a must see.

News chopper 

FBI exhibit

Top floor of the museum with a gorgeous observation deck

After our museum day, we grabbed bikes and did a swing by the Obamas house before we cleaned up for dinner. Funny story. Check out the difference between these pics.

Yes, one is much closer than the other. I may or may not have biked a little closer than I was suppose to. No worries, I quickly moved away as the men with guns approached. I don't think I legally did anything wrong, I was just in the way of traffic to and from the White House. 

Other side.

From there we freshened up and headed for drinks and dinner in Dupont Circle. I'm sure it is a fabulous neighborhood, unfortunately for us the temps quickly started dropping at sunset, so we didn't see much of it we just found a warm place to eat and grabbed a cab to one more quick monument. The newest monument in Washington. 

It was very well done. I loved the way he seemed to be coming out of the stone. I wanted to walk the the Jefferson monument from there but Matt assured me we wouldn't make it before we froze to death. So instead we took a cab to the hotel.

Ok, I lied. I do have more to share about Day 3... I'll try tomorrow. But I can't promise there won't be an Olivia photo day soon!

George Washington Ate Here

Well, we went to Washington D.C.  And it was lovely. Here are the highlights of our whirlwind 3-day tour.

• We left at 5 am Monday morning and I was such a cheerful traveler. Especially after 2 1/2 tranquilizers to help me fly.

• We arrived in Baltimore around 1:20 Eastern time, and I had to catch a bus to our Capitol. I was throughly travel sick and my husband was kind enough to break his lenten vow and post this picture on Instagram. He said I was sleepy, but really I was concentrating on not throwing up on other people.

• But we did make it to our beautiful hotel, and I did recover quickly once we stood still for 5 seconds. 

• After a teeny tiny nap, I freshened up and we headed out for the National Mall.

Quick stop to pat my heroes on their back 

We made it! 

Manly Monuments {hehe} 

Mr. Lincoln, breath taking in person, very solemn place.

Korean War Monument, this was my favorite war memorial on the Mall

Crazy feeling to stand in the spot where this speech was delivered!

• After our monument amazement had worn off, we headed to Georgetown to do a little shopping and get dinner. I didn't take any pictures there, sorry. I promise the H&M was way exciting, and the Ethiopian food was delicious!

• Then came pretty much my favorite part of DC {not really, but kinda} It was a service called Capitol Bike share.  DC is a very compact city, and with 175+ stations, that means you are always within a block of a bicycle for rent to get you quickly to your next location! No, they didn't pay me to say that. But seriously, it was so handy. Everything we wanted to get to was usually within a couple of miles, so grabbing a bike was the cheapest and fastest way to travel. Plus you got to see the sites up close as you went place to place.

• That mini commercial was all to express how cool it felt to leave dinner, hop on a bike and head back to our hotel. Biking through a busy city really makes you feel like you fit in. I know, I'm a dork. 

• That ends Day 1, and since this is already longer than I meant it to be, I will stop now, Museum Day tomorrow!

I'm Happy to be Here in our Nation's Capitol With You

So Spring Break is finally here! And Matt and I are headed to D.C. for our 8th anniversary. A few quick thoughts and then some solicitations.

1. I cannot get excited about a trip that involves air travel, I can only dread the airplane. I hate this fact about me, but alas it is true. I was excited when I planned the trip in December but now that we are 2 days away from 4 flights, I just have that sinking feeling in my stomach.

2. Matt and I have been planning a rough itinerary so that our short time will be as efficient as possible. But this task has been quite overwhelming. There are literally a million things to do in D.C., and all very close together, and most of them free! So I have been horrible about deciding.

3. Have you ever been to D.C.? What was your one favorite thing, you would have hated to miss? Text me or email me if you have a suggestion, that will really help me narrow things down.

Of course I won't be instagramming, tweeting or facebooking still while we're there. But I will take lots of pictures I'm sure and I'll blog when I get home.

Wordless Wednesday::You are my Sunshine