After Jordan and Megan's wedding our family took a quick little side trip to D.C. We have been doing a family vacation every two years, but since it didn't seem like it would work out to do anything extensive this time, we opted for a quick adventure to our nation's capital.
We parked our vehicles at our motel, and then took the metro to the downtown area. Our first stop was at the Holocaust Museum.
No pictures could be taken inside. We spent about three hours inside, or should I say some of us did? Some of our family are history buffs, others are not.
After a lunch from those trucks that park along the streets, we headed for the Jefferson Memorial.
Our group ~ somehow we lost Dave and Jana, who are part of "that group" that are not history buffs. Jon, Ryan, Carla, Andrew, Nicole, Karen, (short attention span) and Noah.
This was taken at the Roosevelt Memorial.
Lincoln Memorial
We could not visit the Washington Monument because of renovations.
This was the first time we saw the World War 2 Memorial. I thought it was a very nice memorial.
Jon and Carla pose in front of the Ohio pillar.
Carla agreed to pose with me by Iowa.
This was the only pillar that had any memorandums, which included a bouquet of red roses, a notebook, and two glasses. The notebook was addressed to the brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the war. I am not sure if it was for the Sullivan brothers specifically, or just brothers in general. But it seemed like such an (almost) reverent gesture.
The White House
Jon has his back turned here, while Noah and Carla pose.
Most of us.
Nicole and Andrew
Jana and Dave
The U.S. Capital
The Kennedy graves
Nicole was delighted to find a Patterson buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Changing of the Guard
Yes, it was raining.
