Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Statue

Lunch was at the Hard Rock. I haven’t been to a Hard Rock Cafe in a long, long time. I don’t know if it had the same impact as it once had, but the kids enjoyed the food. 🙂

Visiting the White House was an interesting experience! We could not get a tour this year, so we stopped for a photo op. There was a very small protest happening. Maybe 12-14 people were protesting the use of fossil fuels. Pretty subdued. We discussed The First Amendment and how it protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. Seeing small protests in DC is not surprising or unexpected.

We had just got to the White House fence and taken a group photo when the Park Police swooped in and closed the street. We quickly got to the adjacent park, 20-30 feet away. The Park Police arrested a few protesters, who went peacefully and quietly. We were surprised because it was a peaceful-looking protest, and we hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

The events brought some excitement to our quick photo stop.Läs mer