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April 17, 2006
Day Trip to DC
We live reasonably close to Washington, DC so we decided to go for the day on Saturday. We lived there for a couple of years when we first were married and we hadn't been back in over 10 years. It took just a little under 3 hours to make the trip and we couldn't have asked for better weather. It was definitely the best day trip we have made in a long time.
We started out by having lunch at Eastern Market. We used to live within walking distance and spent many a Saturday morning there.
After lunch we took the kids to the National Air and Space Museum. It was pretty crowded being a Saturday, but they loved it anyway. We then just hung out on the National Mall for a while.
After that we went to the Lincoln Memorial, but not without Eric being pulled over for making that left turn a little too late after the light change. (oops) He got off with a just a warning and the cop didn't even question the combination of his Massachusetts driver's license, our New Jersey car insurance and the Texas license plates.
We topped off the night with dinner at a lousy chain restaurant and made it home by 10:30. We were all ittle tired and sunburnt on Sunday but we are going back soon. And next time I'm going to meet Colleen, whether she likes it or not.
By the way, I got 5 cancellation stamps for my National Parks Passport!
Posted by Julee at April 17, 2006 09:29 PM
Comments
The trip sounds (and looks) like a fun time. I love reading about all of your travels, they remind me of all of the things my parents always took my brother and I to do when we were little. I can't wait until my boys are just a bit older so we can do more extended excursions ourselves.
Posted by: Yolanda at April 17, 2006 10:06 PM
I'll say it again, you do the coolest things with your kids! I know they will grow up with the happiest memories of all these adventures!
Posted by: Lisa at April 18, 2006 10:27 PM
Cool, come on down! The weather is only getting better. We seem to only go into DC when people come to visit anyway. Have never been to Eastern Market, but now I will have to check it out!
Posted by: Colleen at April 19, 2006 11:51 PM
We are headed to DC in a couple of weeks...we love it there!
Posted by: Corrie at April 21, 2006 09:34 AM