We got up early on Friday morning, had breakfast at the hotel and started on our journey to Washington. On our way there, we decided to stop at the Antietam National Battlefield. This is the site of the bloodiest one day battle in American history. On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 soldiers were killed. It…
We got up on Saturday morning and decided that we would visit Arlington National Cemetery before heading to the university. When we left the hotel it was just sprinkling but when we got to the cemetery, it was pouring. We decided that we would try later. We got back to the hotel and were able…
We got up really early on Friday morning and arrived in Washington around 9:30am. We left the car at the hotel (Best Western Key Bridge in Arlington, VA) and took the Metro into downtown Washington. All the research we did said that driving and parking in downtown Washington is a nightmare. We got off at…