Last stop - Iwo Jima Memorial

Awesome! Now we set for home.

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Good Morning - Day 3

Good morning! Eating breakfast then we will pack up, head down to the National Archives, then the 8 hour drive home. Happy Fathers Day!

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Day 2 Summary

Another great day with lots to see. We are currently winding down by the pool. Started off by visiting the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, followed by the Smithsonian Castle, the Museum of American History, the Holocaust Museum and finally, Union Station. Tomorrow we may try to catch the National Archives and then the Air and Space Museum before heading for home.

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Union Station Main Lobby

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Dinner at Union Station

Another impressive structure!

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Smithsonian American History Museum

Ben is enjoying the history of war portion of this museum

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It's been a long day.

Still too much to see...don't know if I can make it

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Giant Sshid the Sshloth

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Pretzel's Prehistoric Cousin

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Sup!

This goes out to all of our homies back homey!

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Waiting on the Smithsonian to open at 10. Come on people. Time to wake up and get the day rolling

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Ben is excited too!

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Day 2 in DC

Jen just snapped this shot. It is almost 9am and we are heading out for another day of viewing some great attractions from our US Capital.

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US Capital Building

Last shot I took before my phone died. It was a long, but enjoyable day.

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Vietnam Memorial

That's a lot of names

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Washington Memorial

Very cool to see this famous view in person.

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Lincoln Memorial

You wouldn't know it by this picture, but the place was packed.

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Watching the changing of the guard...i was pouring sweat, so I can only imagine what they go through...must be dri-fit.

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Arlington Cemetery

"stop spitting, Elli! This is sacred ground!"

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Duck!

The buses were 13 feet high, but some of the telephone wires and power lines were about 14ft. We had to keep our heads down

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Katherine of Tarragan

I spotted this in the National Cathedral gift shop.we got a good laugh out of it...of course the kids wanted to go hunt for it.

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National Cathedral

This is a cute little church we toured today....honestly,i was in awe of what has been built with human hands.

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Our Transportation

We did a lot of walking on day one in DC, but werode a few buses like these too

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The house where lincoln died

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Home Where Lincoln Died

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DC Arrival

Just arrived! Checking into the embassy suites then off for some sightseeing!

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Poolside

hampton inn - bedford, pa

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Mmm, homemade bread

Eating supper at ed's steakhouse in bedford, pa

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bedford, pa

Forcing the kids to pose outside the pool while jen is checking us in at the hampton in bedford, pa.

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Potty break

Just made our first pitstop 50 miles outside pittsburg

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Washington DC

We head for Washington DC today! Elli will finish up basketball camp around 11:30am and we will take off from there. We plan on driving about 5 hours and spending the evening in Bedford, PA before heading into DC on Friday morning. This will be a short trip of just a few days and then it's back home. As short as it is, we are still looking forward to seeing our countries' historic capital!