Robbinsdale, United States
2017年6月17日, アメリカ
☀️ 15 °C
Time to hit the road. See everyone Friday night at 6:00 to pack the van and 7:30 Saturday morning to get going. Washington DC bound!
All packed up.
2017年6月17日, アメリカ
☀️ 21 °C
All of our stuff fits. Uh oh, are we really supposed to fit the girls in here too?
Ok they all fit! We're ready to go.
DC here we come.
Even though it was a long day, the girls all did great on theもっと詳しく
Day 2 begins
2017年6月18日, アメリカ
🌫 23 °C
Thanks girl scouts for great accommodations. And cheap too. We stayed in a cabin at a girl scout camp in Indiana through Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana - Michiana. Bunks, bathrooms, full kitchen,もっと詳しく
Allegheny Mountains
2017年6月18日, アメリカ
⛅ 31 °C
Beautiful scenery driving through PA. But the girls could not hold their breaths until the end of the tunnel.
Dinner Day 2
2017年6月18日, アメリカ
☀️ 29 °C
Had another great meal! Called &Pizza. Best pizza I've had in a long time and the girls all agreed. Always see interesting things along the way.
We're almost there. Just stopped for a few moreもっと詳しく
Museum of Natural History Gems & Mineral
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
⛅ 28 °C
Our first stop on our first day in DC. Many interesting exhibits including the hope diamond.
Bones and Dinosaurs
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
⛅ 28 °C
Part of the Museum of Natural History, one of the Smithsonian Museums.
Mummies and other things.
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
⛅ 28 °C
Still part of the Museum of Natural History.
United States Capitol Building
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
⛅ 29 °C
Outside the Capitol Building. Building is beautiful and just awe inspiring. But have to admit, this was our first inclination of just how much walking there would be in DC. We thought we were doingもっと詳しく
Inside the Capitol Building
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
⛅ 30 °C
Beautiful building. The statue at the top is called the Statue of Freedom. Lots of history about the building of the Capitol, the statues located inside and the paintings & murals.
Library of Congress
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
🌧 27 °C
Not much time to spend here but it is a beautiful building and we really wanted to see it. There was a tunnel going from the Capitol building to the Library of Congress which meant we did not have toもっと詳しく
Riding the subway.
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
🌧 27 °C
The girls loved it! Christina - not so much (motion sickness). The girls called it subway surfing. We never got on the wrong train - success! Great way to get around, just wish they had stops/stationsもっと詳しく
Ford's Theatre & Peterson House
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
🌧 24 °C
Ford's Theatre was where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th, 1865. Beautiful theatre. Not sure how the other girls felt, but I can say that Natalie was a bit disappointed to findもっと詳しく
Chinatown
2017年6月19日, アメリカ
🌧 23 °C
We finally made it to Chinatown, after many rounds of "how much longer do we have to walk" "are you sure you know where we are going?" "I'm not walking 10 more blocks!" I finally gave up the map toもっと詳しく
Playing in the Waves
2017年6月20日, アメリカ
☀️ 24 °C
The girls had a blast playing in the waves. They were pretty big waves, but really a strong undertow so they were easily knocked off of their feet. The lifeguards were on vigilant duty.
Heading to the Beach
2017年6月20日, アメリカ
☀️ 27 °C
Oh, the excitement! A couple of the girls have never been to the ocean before. But we also took time out of our drive to enjoy a sweet morning snack along the way.
At the Beach
2017年6月20日, アメリカ
☀️ 25 °C
It was a beautiful day at the beach. There were clouds that kept the sun from beating down on us so that helped with the heat. Everyone had fun playing in the sand and we had a picnic lunch at theもっと詳しく
More beach pics
2017年6月20日, アメリカ
☀️ 26 °C
And of course there were the life guards. Can you say Baywatch?
On the Boardwalk
2017年6月20日, アメリカ
☀️ 26 °C
We only walked a very short portion of the 3 mile boardwalk, but it was a beautiful evening and the boardwalk was very nice. Lots of shops to get souvenirs, great place to people watch and we had aもっと詳しく
Washington Monument
2017年6月21日, アメリカ
☀️ 28 °C
We actually were at the Washington Monument a couple of different times. But seeing it with the sunset behind it was just breathtaking.
More Washington Monument
2017年6月21日, アメリカ
⛅ 28 °C
Guess who photo bombed my picture?
Holocaust Museum
2017年6月21日, アメリカ
⛅ 30 °C
Very interesting, moving and VERY emotional! I believe the girls all got a lot out of this experience. While we did not plan on spending 3 hours here and we ended up not being able to make it to theもっと詳しく
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
2017年6月21日, アメリカ
⛅ 29 °C
Didn't spend too much time here but we all had fun doing a ride simulator or a few of us did a virtual reality walk in space. Pretty cool stuff.
World War II Memorial
2017年6月21日, アメリカ
⛅ 28 °C
This was a very neat and peaceful/relaxing place to be. And after a long day of walking and being hot, taking our shoes off and sticking our feet in the water was a little bit of heaven. I would haveもっと詳しく
Reflecting pool
2017年6月21日, アメリカ
⛅ 26 °C
The reflecting pool sits between the Washington Monument and the WWII Memorial on one end and the Lincoln Monument on the other end. Finally figured out why they call it the reflecting pool. :) Hardもっと詳しく