Washington DC Trip - Memorial Weekend 2009

After shipping Marshel and Kellee off to Grandma and Grandpa in St. George and Nate and Rachel to stay with friends, Marty and I flew to Baltimore Airport, and our adventure began. We took the Amtrak to Union Station, then a cab to our hotel. The next morning, we walked about 3 blocks to the Metro (which we became really good at using) and headed back to Union Station.

At Union Station, we picked up our tour bus, The Tourmobile. What a great way to see DC. You can hop on and off whenever you want and see what you want. We did the 2 day pass and the feet were done for sure by the end of those 2 days. We must have walked 10 miles by the time we were done. We saw everything we wanted to see and loved it.

Sunday morning, we checked out of the hotel and drove to Mt. Vernon. We toured George Washington's estate, saw the Mansion, the slaves quarters, the laundry area, etc. We also visited the graves of George and Martha, the slave cemetery, and many other areas of the estate. We took a 2 hour cruise up and down the Potomac River, which was beautiful and relaxing.

We then drove to Richmond, Virginia, to visit our good friends, Diane and BJ Shelton. It was a nice way to spend a weekend.

Julia Child's Kitchen
Marty Windsurfing

National Aquarium

Air & Space Museum

View of the Potomac River

Going into the depths of you know where - the Metro!

The Hard Rock Cafe was almost cheaper than eating in the Smithsonian Cafes - much more fun.