Touring the D.C. Area

Jack and Steve found someone famous!

We had a busy day today and everyone made it through without too much complaining of the hot and humid weather.(80's and muggy) Luckily it wasn't super sunny out so the heat was bearable.

We started the day off at Mt. Vernon, the home of our first president. We toured his home, some of the property he owned, and got to see the tombs where he and his wife are buried.

After visiting Mt. Vernon we went to the "old town" area of Alexandria, Virgina for lunch. Alexandria was actually part of the original D.C. and George Washington was known to travel through and stay in the town. Once the square area of D.C. was downsized, Alexandria was given back to Virgina. We enjoyed some ice cream from an old ice cream shop and took in some views of the Potomac River.

Next we went to the Holocaust Museum. I was excited about going there as I had not been there before. After leaving the museum and talking to the students, it was difficult to describe how we felt about going because it was sad, depressing, sobering, surreal, interesting, and eye opening all at the same time. A difficult but I think very educational site to see.

Lastly, we ate at Union Station and had to change plans a little due to a thunderstorm. We were supposed to see a "sunset parade" in D.C. but due to the weather we went to the Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian. The students had a blast looking at the planes and space craft and can't wait to visit other Smithsonian sites tomorrow.

We made it to our hotel safely and even a little earlier than planned.(No one complained as we all wanted a shower and a nice bed to sleep in!) Our hotel is awesome...over 1,300 rooms on 16 acres in D.C. Needless to say, the students were impressed! That's it for me tonight; I'll try to get more on tomorrow, time permitting. ~Mr. Bell