Mom had not been since the early 60s and Dad (as a tourist) since the early 70s. Couldn't have asked for a better weekend. Especially just a couple weeks after Dad's 70th Birthday. Can't remember the last time I had them all to myself.
We visited all the major monuments (TJ, FDR, MLK, Korea, Lincoln, Vietnam, and Washington), the White House, the National Archives, the Natural History Museum, Oak Hill Cemetery, and Air and Space. We walked by Fords Theatre and the Peterson house but did not go in.
We had a strong connection to this section of the WW II monument and thinking about Grandpa. It depicted D-Day and a communications specialist.
On Saturday afternoon we visited Oak Hill Cemetery - a historic cemetery on the north side of Georgetown which happens to the be the resting place for Edwin and Ellen Stanton. The cemetery staff were very helpful. Very humbling to think about what he was able to accomplish during the 1860s.
I had been to the grave site once before (around 2001 I believe) when I visited Darcy in College. It was much colder that day (and I had hair)!!
We walked by the White House but no sign of Trump. Although there were signs (flags etc) they we getting ready for a visit from France's President.
Monday and Tuesday I was at a conference for work but had the opportunity to visit the Hill and meet with some of our elected officials. Cool experience.
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