Washington DC Trip - Day 1 and 2

So I realized that we hadn't posted yet about our trip out to Washington DC over the 4th of July and here it is almost the August.

We left Tuesday evening after dropping the dogs off at the kennel. The plan was to stop in Morgantown WV for the night since it would be almost 11 before we got there. The hotel was very nice, Waterfront Place Hotel and we wished that we had gotten there a little earlier and enjoyed it a little more.

Got up in the morning (my birthday) and made the final three hours drive to DC. We stopped in to see Andy at work and then headed downtown on the Metro. We saw the Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History before heading back to Andy's apartment. It was nice because he lives about 10 minutes from the Metro, but unfortunately it was another 45 minutes from there to downtown.

The next day, we headed downtown to do some sightseeing. First on the list was the National Archives where the Constitution, Declaration of Independance and Bill of Rights are on display. We got there early so that we wouldn't have to wait in a long line and we were glad we did. We were able to get right in line and see all of the documents without much waiting at all. The documents are so old and very difficult to read, but it is pretty cool to see such historic documents in person.

Next on the agenda was to duplicate a picture of Shawnna's grandma that was taken in 1947 after her grandpa came back from the war. Thanks to Andy, we found the fountain and got the picture.

We also saw the Library of Congress which is very highly decorated on the inside. Unfortunately you had to go on a tour to see the reading room (made famous in the National Treasure movie). By this time, Shawnna was sufficiently warm (since it was 85-90 degrees, no clouds or breeze) so we headed back for the day.

Always good to see Andy and his infectious humor. More pictures can be see here.