First week DC highlights

Last weekend, we decided to venture out into the heart of DC. Thought it was best to see some sights before 4 million people diverge on this city next week. Shelly and I had each been to DC before but this was our first visit together. And I actually had never visited Arlington National Cemetery, an amazing experience in itself.

It will be interesting to compare this view of the Capitol with the one a week from today as this will be the site of the inauguration.


During our visit to the Library of Congress Shelly and I realized we may have to brush up on our history a bit before we start helping young Anderson with his homework. There, we saw the original book collection of Thomas Jefferson, the Gutenberg Bible from the 15th century, and some of the papers from George Washington's inauguration. This is the largest library in the world with more than 126 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. It has nearly 19 million books. I tried to check out the book "Everybody Poops" but they didn't seem to have it.




Arlington National Cemetery, an amazing and solemn site.






John F. Kennedy's gravesite.

Anderson's first trip on the Metro.

This map on the wall shows the DC Metro system. Our hotel is just a couple of minutes from the southern end of the blue line making for an easy trip to all sights in DC.

Back at the hotel, Anderson had a good view of what happens to your hair when you wear a stocking cap all day.

And finally, this picture was taken tonight. Our hotel is in a great location within walking distance of several stores and restaurants. We already have a favorite Mexican restaurant and walked there tonight. Shelly bought this hat for him the other day. Cute huh? It has matching mittens too. If I wore it people would think I'm crazy but I suppose a baby can get away with it. And yes, he scratched his nose again so another nail filing was in order.

So those are the highlights of our first week here. Expect updates more often as we will head to Richmond this weekend and also plan to see the Wizards and Capitals play, Washington's pro basketball and pro hockey teams. Will probably avoid the inauguration area. Just will be too crazy down there.

Mike
Springfield, VA