Washington, D.C.

Travis had a conference in Washington, D.C. this August so Madeline and I tagged along to see the sights. We had a great time touring the city. Much of our days were spent walking from sight to sight. We became pretty good at getting around on the Metro system. We took so many pictures but here are some highlights from the trip.




We took in all the memorials, Supreme Court Building and arranged for tours of the White House and the Capitol.







We spent one day visiting Mt. Vernon. It is a beautiful estate and to think that one of our greatest men lived and walked the same grounds we were on was humbling.



We visited Arlington Cemetary and watched the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.




There is a beautiful memorial at the Pentagon for the victims of September 11. For each victim they have constructed a bench with a reflection pool underneath. Madeline placed a flower in the pool of the two children that were killed.






The Holocaust Museum was quite an experience. Madeline and I had the opportunity to visit with a Holocaust survivor. She was from Poland and was thirteen when the Holocaust began.




Madeline liked seeing the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz in the American History Smithsonian.



One afternoon we went to Georgetown and while there decided to stop by Georgetown Cupcakes. This is the cupcake store that is featured on TLC's show D.C. Cupcakes. We waited in a 30 minute line, but as Madeline said "the cupcake was worth it!"




We ate at a local restaurant known as "Martin's Tavern" in Georgetown. This was the restaurant that John F. Kennedy proposed to Jackie. We had to sit in the "Proposal Booth."