Woke up around 7-7:30 and went down to breakfast for eggs, waffles, and sausage. After we finished breakfast we were first for the shuttle. The shuttle came and we were one of the last people to get on. The shuttle, once again, took us to the metro station where we all got off. We rode the metro to the
Our first stop was the Kennedy graves. We walked up to John Kennedy’s grave and his wife’s, and also Robert F. Kennedy’s grave.
Our second stop was the theater where the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies. First, we took a quick look at the Mast of the USS Maine, and then headed behind the theater to see the changing of the guard. We waited about 10 min for the changing and while doing so we watched the guard on duty going back and forth doing amazing things with his gun! Another guard came out and they started doing the changing of the guard stuff. Then another guard came out and they saluted to the tomb and did very precise things. After that they had four elderly gentlemen come and hang the wreath before the tomb.
Our third and final stop was at the Arlington House. We waited a while to go in because we were looking around at the amazing view of D.C., and Carl wanted to film himself for his video.
After the Arlington House we walked downhill and back to the visitor center. Christian, Carl, and I enjoyed pointing out some of the most interesting and odd last names that were engraved on the stones.
We arrived at the visitor center then hopped onto a different Tour Mobile. This one took you around all the different memorials and had comfier seats! They stopped at the Lincoln Memorial first and we got off. When we were looking for a place to eat lunch we noticed a bunch of Flight of Honor people visiting the Vietnam/Korean/Lincoln Memorial area.
As soon as lunch was done we headed off to the Korean Veterans Memorial then to the Lincoln Memorial then the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They were pretty cool. At the Lincoln Memorial we were able to rest and listen to a park ranger speak about
The next stop we were going to on the Tour Mobile was the Jefferson Memorial. This was a quick trip for us. All we did was walk up, take a few pictures then back to the Tour Mobile stop. We waited awhile for it to come.
Next, we wanted to go to the FDR Memorial. This was really pretty with all the trees and small waterfalls and statues. When we were done we waited for 25-30 minutes for the next Tour Mobile to come.
Our next stop was the World War II Memorial. We didn’t spend much time there either. Once we were done we walked awhile to the next metro station, which dad said was only half a mile away. It turned out to be more than that, though!
At the hotel we had pasta with alfredo and shrimp! It was delicious!
By Bethany Colglazier
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