We got into DC in decent time and decided to see the National Mall at night! GOOD CHOICE. The weather was perfect and the memorials at night are stunning. Best choice was taking the subway into the city. They metro system is a lot different than in NYC. Much bigger and cleaner... but much harder to figure out! :)
First stop, the capital building.
Then on down to the Washington Memorial.
Of course, we needed a little ice cream during the walk. Cute Nate fell asleep, I love that my kids will sleep anywhere!
The world war II memorial is really cool at night. It was the first memorial that was created with night viewing in mind. All the memorials have a very sacred feel, but the evening summer nights with lights is very serene.
Below, Luke found Utah in the pillars of states in the order they joined the union.
We finished the night at the Lincoln Memorial and all of us were amazed at how big the statue is! Jake was convinced it would be easy to climb up on his lap. Oh, the things boys think of.
The next day (after a little swimming) we headed back into town. This time for a bike tour of the mall and city sites.
SO SUPER FUN. The Mall is HUGE and to hit it all in a couple hours of biking is the way to go for sure! The boys all rotated bikes throughout the tour. We had 2 regular kid bikes, a tandem bike I pulled (but actually Sam helped me most the time peddle), and a bike with a trailer Taylor pulled.
Nate asleep again, but still able to get him in the picture of the white house. He'll remember all these sites, right?
Jake displaying the Salt Lake Tribune. There is a building where a newspaper is displayed every day for every state. We found Utah, of course.
Below is a picture of the Korean war memorial. I really liked this one. Bigger than life size soldiers wandering through the woods. Cool!
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We finished the second day there at the Arlington Cemetery. My favorite was the tomb of the un-named soldier and we saw the changing of the guard.
One last quick road trip and one more success!
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