Today Dad and Mim left early in the morning (about 6:30) to get us tickets to tour the Washington Monument. The tickets are free, but very hard to get due to the long lines. Long after they left, we woke up and headed down to the lobby to get some breakfast. We finished at about nine thirty, but then learned that Dad, contradictory to Moms instruction, had gotten tickets for ten-thirty! We couldn’t get in the car, pick up Anna and Amanda from their house, park the car, and ride the metro to the Washington monument in less than an hour. We told Dad, and, (thank goodness!) he was able to find tickets for noon, which was perfect. When we got there, we had a bit of spare time to go in the gift shop and look around before going outside to wait on the tour. After chatting with a park ranger, we headed inside to the intense security check. They have recently closed the steps to the Monument, so you have to take an elevator. It is really too bad, but considering how sore we were from yesterday’s treck, nobody really minded. He talked a bit on the way up, mostly about the rules on the viewing point. Then, the elevator stopped and we all hopped out to look out the windows. It is really beautiful, and you get a full view of the city. As we took the elevator down, the tour guide turned off the light so we could see the stones that the different states and countries had donated. Some are very large, and very intricate. After we got back to the ground, we walked to the Natural History Museum. (The walk didn’t seem that bad when we walked into the wonderful air conditioning!) We saw the Ocean Gallery, in which my favorite part was the giant squid, and then we went to lunch. Never eat at the Smithsonian cafe, because each pizza slice is 7 dollars! After the lunch, we went to the Rocks and Minerals section. It is really beautiful. There are whole huge display cases full of beautiful rocks and gems, in all different shapes and sizes. After that, we viewed the Mammals section. The animals are really amazing, and look like they are really alive! Afterwards, we went back to the hotel to get some much-needed sleep.
Today Dad and Mim left early in the morning (about 6:30) to get us tickets to tour the Washington Monument. The tickets are free, but very hard to get due to the long lines. Long after they left, we woke up and headed down to the lobby to get some breakfast. We finished at about nine thirty, but then learned that Dad, contradictory to Moms instruction, had gotten tickets for ten-thirty! We couldn’t get in the car, pick up Anna and Amanda from their house, park the car, and ride the metro to the Washington monument in less than an hour. We told Dad, and, (thank goodness!) he was able to find tickets for noon, which was perfect. When we got there, we had a bit of spare time to go in the gift shop and look around before going outside to wait on the tour. After chatting with a park ranger, we headed inside to the intense security check. They have recently closed the steps to the Monument, so you have to take an elevator. It is really too bad, but considering how sore we were from yesterday’s treck, nobody really minded. He talked a bit on the way up, mostly about the rules on the viewing point. Then, the elevator stopped and we all hopped out to look out the windows. It is really beautiful, and you get a full view of the city. As we took the elevator down, the tour guide turned off the light so we could see the stones that the different states and countries had donated. Some are very large, and very intricate. After we got back to the ground, we walked to the Natural History Museum. (The walk didn’t seem that bad when we walked into the wonderful air conditioning!) We saw the Ocean Gallery, in which my favorite part was the giant squid, and then we went to lunch. Never eat at the Smithsonian cafe, because each pizza slice is 7 dollars! After the lunch, we went to the Rocks and Minerals section. It is really beautiful. There are whole huge display cases full of beautiful rocks and gems, in all different shapes and sizes. After that, we viewed the Mammals section. The animals are really amazing, and look like they are really alive! Afterwards, we went back to the hotel to get some much-needed sleep.
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