The Meservy Blog: Evening in Washington D.C.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Evening in Washington D.C.

Today after work we drove into Washington D.C. Attempted to goto Mt Vernon but arrived a little after 5pm. Park must close at 5pm. Then drove to back to Alexandria and Crystal City along George Washington Memorial Highway. The highway goes along the banks of the Potomac River. A very wide river at this point. Makes you wonder how strong George Washington must have been to throw a coin across the river. We ate in Crystal City at Don Pablos. It was good but left me feeling way full. After our dinner stop we headed into Washington DC. Across the bridge and onto the mall. We drove past many of the Smithsonian museums. Then we found a place to park as close as we could to the Washington Monument. We walked up to and around the base of the monument and then over to the World War II Monument. It was then back to the car. This turned out to be a nice long walk. I tried to drive around the White House but the streets were barricaded several blocks out on all sides. We were however able to get the best view from the back side. I then drove around the Lincoln Memorial and over the the Jefferson Memorial. Found a place to park and walked to the Memorial. There are some very nice quotes on four of the walls. I remember that there were a bunch more quotes around the top ring. . . . . but could not find them this trip. Still took pictures of those I could find. We walked back to the car and drove out of D.C. This was an enjoyable adventure into the city. I really do need to find a way to get some more of my family back here. I love all the history in this area.

Below are some pictures of my adventure. Sorry these are all of places and things so no people stuff here.

Drive toward Mt Vernon, VA