Monumental Attractions

We had a whole lovely trip (or several) trips to DC proper planned on this R&R.  Unfortunately, nasty little things like doctors' appointments conspired to suck away nearly three full days that could have been spent anywhere from beside the swimming pool to hanging at the Washington Monument.

As much as we had hoped to spend more time in DC, we ended up with precious little time there. We swung through on Thursday afternoon, very briefly, on our way to VA to pick up Kelsey.  With a few minutes to spare, enjoyed seeing the Lincoln and the mall with 1.5 million tourists (while crowded, nice to have our home metro area appreciated by so many).   Perhaps the most amusing part was driving in, managing to park near State, and having C shout as she saw the Department, "Hey, that's where they have Bookfair!"  That's my girl…

We took the requisite photo near Lincoln (Nick refused, but since he's been there more than a few times)…

 

Then walked over look at the Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument.

 

And, last, but not least…Nick's other favorite, the Einstein.  I'm going to have a whole album just of Nick and Albert.

 

Maybe our next visit will give us more time and we can finally go up in the Washington Monument or visit Air & Space again.  However, even with our short time there, at least we had a few moments to stand and reflect.  Given our lifestyle, not a bad thing to do every so often.