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…
Sunday morning was our last chance to get to Arlington National Cemetery before leaving Washington. Therefore, we were up early once again and were at the cemetery by 8:15. We decided to take the Tourmobile which would allow to get to the sites that we were most interested in quickly. We stopped at the Kennedy…
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…
We got up and saw that is was going to be another gorgeous sunny day. Too bad we would be spending it in the car. Today would be the long day of driving. We headed over to the Cracker Barrel and enjoyed a lovely breakfast. We said our goodbyes and started on our trip home. …