We moved to Dumfries, Virginia on October 23 (30 miles/50
km south of Washington DC). It was a short move – about 100 miles (150 km).
Never the less, it was eventful.
We started by driving right through the middle of
Baltimore, Maryland. Some of the neighborhoods were not the best, and at one
point we realized that we were driving through “Ravens” (American football team
from Baltimore) territory, with Minnesota license plates, on the morning after
the Vikings beat the Ravens! If that wasn’t bad enough, we realized, that if we
broke down, I had a Vikings jersey on, and JJ had Vikings sweatpants on! We
even drove past the Ravens stadium! But – we didn’t break down, and we survived
driving through downtown in a big city with the camper – so it was one more
experience to add to the list.
Next, we stopped at a Walmart store in the Washington DC
area. We had ordered a mattress on-line, to be sent to that store. The mattress
in our camper has been going bad since day one (even though it was brand new).
(After the first night we slept on it, there were dents, where we had laid. By
the second night, they were deep valleys. And they have been getting worse and
worse.) Picking up the mattress worked great, and we slept much better last
night😊
As long as I can remember, I have been hearing about
Washington DC – people and places there; history and current events…. The city
is very important for the country. This is where the most important political
decisions are made. This is where the power is. It is a big part of our
identity as Americans. Not all Americans get to see their capital city, because
of the great distances in the country. I
feel privileged, that I finally got to visit.
On Tuesday, we decided to orientate ourselves in the
city. There is so much to see here, we wanted to get our bearings, before we
got started. We got on a hop-on-hop-off bus tour. First, we took the tour all
the way around. Then we took it around, and got off at some of the stops. Here
are some of the things we saw…
Buildings we all know and recognize:
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| The White House |
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| The Capitol |
Buildings of power:
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| Department of Commerce |
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| Department of treasury |
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| Department of Agriculture (JJ was fond of this one) |
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| The National Archives |
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| The first building built to house the Smithsonian Institute Now used as the Arts and Industries Museum |
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| First National Post Office (Now a Trump hotel) |
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| Union Station |
Monuments:
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| Washington Memorial |
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| Lincoln Memorial |
This was our introduction to Washington, DC.
We are planning to spend a lot more time.
Written by Mary
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