DC trip

Union Station hallway
US Supreme Court
Capitol building
Capitol Building view from the front
Some museum we visited

We left for our DC trip at ~8 am on the 4th of July. Surprisingly there was very little traffic. We got into DC at ~10:45. Bonus... we found a parking spot on the street literally across the street from our hotel. Our hotel was a quaint hotel room which reminded me of some of the European hotels we stayed in. Since we arrived so early, we started out on foot. We visited the Union Station, also a reminder of Europe. Then off to the Supreme Court for Matt, of course. Then to the Library of Congress (again Matt). Then we saw the Capitol building. Went into a museum to look around and eat lunch. From there we found the Smithsonian Folklife Festival but I was insistent on going to the Botanical Gardens. So we headed over to the Botanical Gardens were I scored some awesome photos. Then we went to the Folklife Festival. Then we walked all the way to the Monument Building (far walk!). After resting there, it starts to sprinkle so we head on back to check into our hotel where it proceeds to rain harder and harder. We head on out to eat dinner at the Capitol City Brewery. It was still only ~8 pm so we went to the room to rest before the fireworks show. At ~9 pm we head out to a park about 2 blocks away from the hotel. Unfortunately, as we set our blanket down on the grass we hear the fireworks. So we get up and head out in search of a place we can see the fireworks. Unfortunately, we get to the Capitol building but all the trees blocked a good view of the fireworks. So we missed a good firework show. Instead we saw a few fireworks through the branches of trees. Bummer. Saturday morning we drive to the White House. It's pouring down rain so that limited our ability to go on more walking tours. Bummer! (Yeah right, by this time I was saying no more walking!) So, did you know the White House is literally like across the street from the Monument. You mean, we walked all the way down to the Monument!! From the White House, we head out on a car tour of the city, end up lost, and fortunately end up at an Ikea... the one in Maryland! Yeah, we drove so far lost we ended up in Maryland!