Washington DC - July 20

On Sunday we ventured into DC for the day - LOTS to see!! Once we found parking we decided we needed to decide what we wanted to see because it WAS HOT!! Bo wanted to see the Declaration of Independence - here we are waiting in the hour line at the National Archives Building.No flashes allowed - a little dark... We have learned SO much about the Declaration and the Constitution this summer and we FINALLY WERE ABLE TO SEE THEM!! Bo was thrilled! There were also other important documents - The Bill of Rights, Magna Carta...
We all wanted to go to the Lincoln Memorial - this is it behind us! 13 columns on each side for 13 colonies. We also saw where Pres. Lincoln was shot - and where he died across from Ford's Theater. A guy outside the memorial asked me to be in a You Tube video pro Obama - politely I declined!
This is literally across from the Lincoln Memorial - the Washington Monument; representing George Washington. It's supposed to look like a number one!
Bodie and capital building. This, of course, is where the Senate and House of Representatives meet.

I can't believe how much we have all seen and learned in just a few months! We went on a double decker bus tour in order to see as much of the city is a short amount of time - it was HOT!! The hottest day we have had all summer! We saw amazing sites, but at 3:30 we headed home. We were all sweating - the day was a success even though it ended quicker then I had expected!