The gift of a day...
Company in town and pouring down rain...not a good combination. Weather forecast was for rain most of the week-end.
However this morning we got up to sunshine and it was an absolutely beautiful day. Sunny, not to cold. Light jacket weather. We showed Washington DC to people who had never seen it before. How fun is that to show someone something that is so taken for granted?
We were able to drive in and find places to park along the way. We walked up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial and looked out over the Reflection Pool at the Washington Monument.
Then we walked over to the Korean Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial Wall, those two always put a tear or two in my eyes. Next was the Einstein Statue. Then on to the Mall. Taking pictures along the way. We parked and walked to the Christmas tree in front of the Capitol, the we went to Union Station and had lunch.Next was the Roosevelt Memorial around the Tidal Basin, and the sun was going down. Again it was a lovely day and in the 60's. It wasn't until we were home and talking that we realized we had not driven by the White House.
I have to add, incase you have not noticed, that I do not take these things for granted and am truly in awe when I am in DC and see these monuments. A lot of people who live and work in this area do not go into DC very often.
A day in Washington DC, 62 degrees and sunny, on December 23, is really a gift.
However this morning we got up to sunshine and it was an absolutely beautiful day. Sunny, not to cold. Light jacket weather. We showed Washington DC to people who had never seen it before. How fun is that to show someone something that is so taken for granted?
We were able to drive in and find places to park along the way. We walked up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial and looked out over the Reflection Pool at the Washington Monument.
Then we walked over to the Korean Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial Wall, those two always put a tear or two in my eyes. Next was the Einstein Statue. Then on to the Mall. Taking pictures along the way. We parked and walked to the Christmas tree in front of the Capitol, the we went to Union Station and had lunch.Next was the Roosevelt Memorial around the Tidal Basin, and the sun was going down. Again it was a lovely day and in the 60's. It wasn't until we were home and talking that we realized we had not driven by the White House.
I have to add, incase you have not noticed, that I do not take these things for granted and am truly in awe when I am in DC and see these monuments. A lot of people who live and work in this area do not go into DC very often.
A day in Washington DC, 62 degrees and sunny, on December 23, is really a gift.
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