Last week Hub and I trekked across the country to meet our family on the east coast. The first stop was The Capitol. I had never been there before so it was really interesting to see where all the "important" stuff happens and things I had only seen in pictures. We were in a rented mini-van with the fam so that always makes for fun times. My husband, his parents and his two brothers. There are always a lot of laughs.
The first night we were there we tried to find some seafood before hitting the monuments at night. Hub "Yelped" a seafood place and it brought us to an interesting situation. Let's just say it was a place where we felt extremely out of place and did not end up finding dinner there. We then found another area and ran into a small bar/restaurant that served small plates. The food was Turkish and delicious. We all got to sample quite a few items and many things we had never tried. Always a fun time.
With full bellies we headed to visit the monuments which was pretty breath-taking. I am glad we got to see them at night all lit up as opposed to during the day.
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| Washington Monument |
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| The Lincoln Memorial |
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| Vietnam Memorial |
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| Korean War Memorial |
The second day we were in D.C. we woke up at the Embassy Suites Hotel and took full advantage of the FREE buffet breakfast complete with made-to-order omelets. Seriously, what better way is there than to wake up to that?! We then headed out to Arlington National Cemetery, a couple of the war memorials and The Simithsonians. Ben, his dad, two brothers and I went to the Air and Space museum and his mom went to the American History Museum.
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| Arlington National Cemetery |
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
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| Air and Space Museum |
After this day, we headed out to Harrisburg, PA where we would be staying for a few days. We stopped in Baltimore and ate a a seafood restaurant in a cute little area of the city. Stay tuned for Part II in Pennsylvania!
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