Let the fun begin! 🙂
18–22 Sep 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We departed MSP at 7am. It was a crazy morning, as Tom woke me at 5:27, three minutes before our scheduled Lyft driver! OMG!(Miraculously, I slept through my vibrating alarm.) We made it to theBaca lagi
Washington Monument
19 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
Washington Monument tour - cool views from the 50th floor! I biked to the National Zoo, but unfortunately it was closed -- new shorter hours started last week 😖. Tom visited the Smithsonian NaturalBaca lagi
The White House
19 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
White house tour to start our day -- so psyched to have gotten in! How fun to be behind the gates. We took our time and really enjoyed it.
Old Town Alexandria
20 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We rented bikes, to cycle the 40 miles to Mount Vernon & back. Another beautiful day, and a scenic ride along the Potomac. We stopped for breakfast in Old Town Alexandria enroute, and explored thisBaca lagi
George Washington's Mount Vernon
20 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We spent almost four hours here, and did the grounds, mansion, and enslaved persons tours. What a beautiful property, and so neat to see the same beautiful views that George Washington did!
U.S. Capital & Library of Congress
21 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Started our day with a tour of the U.S. Capital. Our visit coincided with Ukraine President Zelensky's day in DC, but we didn't bump into him 😉. An added bonus was getting to see the Reading RoomBaca lagi
The Pentagon
21 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
The tour of the Pentagon was 'just OK' -- not quite what we were expecting. We walked 1.5 miles through the Pentagon building, hearing an overview of the branches of the armed services and a 9/11Baca lagi
Sculpture Gardens and Museums
21 September 2023, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
After the Pentagon, we toured some of the Smithsonian museums and sculpture gardens around the National Mall.
















































































You must have been packed the night before! Three minutes!? I can imagine how frantic you were! Glad it all worked out though! [Denise Roggow]