Fall break is the best!
This year we road tripped up to Maine and Canada.
It was AMAZING!
Caroline and I drove the whole way.
Andrew met us in Mass and skipped a couple days of the drive,
which worked well for his back and his vacation bank.
C was so young last time she went to DC that we
decided to stop there on the way.
She planned the stops.
First up:
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land
We just did a self-guided tour.
It was GORGEOUS.
Look at this!
Some beautiful stained glass.
Oh, we loved it.
Then we headed down to the National Mall area.
We had several things we wanted to see
and just that one day to see it!
The architecture is so pretty.
We had fun looking for the different
types of columns.
The Declaration of Independence!
This was a must-see for our
National Treasure fan.
It was worth waiting in line to get a peek.
Stopped by the National Gallery of Art
More columns!
So much beautiful art!
We loved it.
Even though it was a quick jaunt.
That is a GIANT sample of quartz behind us!
Moai!
Ran over to the Museum of Natural History.
Mostly to see the gems and rocks
And they have SO many beautiful
rocks and gems!!!
Fluorite is my favorite.
But I usually like the lighter blue-green shade.
Then we hustled over to American History.
My favorite thing there is the Star Spangled Banner.
They have the actual flag that inspired the song!
Isn't that awesome?
But you're not allowed to take pics of it.
So you'll just have to take my word for it.
The first ladies' dresses are always fun.
And then they just have a random collection of other things.
Mickey
Cassius
Captain America
Hamilton on Broadway
Then we headed to the monuments.
Washington!
Yippee!
A little glimpse of the White House.
Guys playing flag football on the mall lawn.
WWII Memorial
More jumps.
(That one looks like I got GOOD air!)
Lincoln--my favorite monument
Looking at Washington from Lincoln
The spot where MLK gave his "I have a dream" speech
We rented electric scooters to get back to our car.
I'd never done that before.
It was so fun.
But Caroline was a speed demon.
And I was scared to go fast--
too many pedestrians around.
After that whirlwind tour,
we headed out of town to our hotel.
But on the way, I realized we were close to
the DC Temple, so we made a quick stop there.
They had a GORGEOUS exhibit
with pics from the Webb space telescope.
I LOVE these kind of pics!
My favorite!
We also got to watch a cool video with images
from that telescope and quotes from Elder Uchtdorf.
It was beautiful.
Fun start to our fall break!
