Washington DC day 1

Wow, what a great first day.  After a long airport delay, we made it in two hours late.  The kids survived the setback and rushed through breakfast.
The first stop was The Washington Monument, then The National Archives. After the Archives, we took in The Natural History Museum. 
The afternoon was a time for reflection as we saw The National Holocaust Memorial. We also watched a living history piece in Ford's Theatre, about the night Lincoln was assinated.

After dinner we saw The Vietnam Wall, The Korean War Memorial, and The Lincoln Memorial.

Washington DC Trip 2015 Post 1

Hello travelers and families.  Tomorrow is our big day.  The good news is the weatherman backed off his rain prediction for Washington DC.  It looks less likely that we will be drenched for 3 days straight.  We will still have a chance of rain so leave those ponchos in your bag.

Did you know?

On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

In one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Reagan challenged the Soviet Union to tear down the wall that had long divided East and West Berlin. At the time, most listeners interpreted it as an appeal to the Soviets to re-enter negotiations on nuclear arms reductions, which they eventually did six months later.

We will see a chunk of this wall at breakfast on Monday.  

I will see you all tomorrow.