Arlington National Cemetery

Day Three - Mechanicsburg, PA to Washington DC
Stats - 180 KM & 2 Hrs. in car.

We left the Arnold's this morning knowing our driving on deserted 2 lane black top roads was over at least for the time being. However, the drive into DC area was uneventful …

On arriving in Washington DC we found Arlington National Cemetery almost by accident - it just happened to be on the road we were on and decided to stop for lunch. What was intended to be a short 1hr visit ended up being nearly 4 hours! There was so much to see there, including Arlington house (where General Lee of the Confederate army lived before …

Uitslapen vandaag, dat betekent pas om 1030 uur naar het onbijt. We doen rustig aan en gaan in het begin van de middag naar Arlington Cemetery. Daar worden de meeste amerikaanse militairen begraven, of als ze gestorven zijn in een oorlog of als ze in Amerika later gestorven zijn. Een gigantische hoeveelheid graven zijn er hier. Waaronder ook graven …

Today we got off to a semi-slow start. I was hoping to start the day off at our first destination as it was opening but it's hard when there are other people and kids with you. The initial plan was to hit the zoo until we were done. Then go to Arlington, then back to the National Mall for the remainder of the day. Not quite how it went down thanks …

Set out early for DC. Arrived mid afternoon and stopped on the way in at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. This is out of town as it's a big aircraft hanger where they store all the big stuff. We saw the prototype/test shuttle for the Endeavour mission and the landing capsules as well as the Enola Gay that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. There …

First off – how many people reading this know what DC stands for? Took me a couple of days walking past buildings saying District of Columbia to realise J

We stayed at the most amazing B&B, Mount Vernon Square B&B (in the district of Mount Vernon Square, not at Mount Vernon Square – as we realised after carrying 50kg of …

Today was a tough day. I felt it was necessary to make a solemn trip to the Arlington National Cemetery, to pay respects to our nation's fallen both generally and more specifically to Chief Swatsworth. Some that know me understand that Chief Swatsworth as the senior Judge Advocate General's Warrant Officer was on a tour of SJA locations in the …

Washington DC.
It is really hard to actually take in that I'm here!
As always your so excited to do it all on the first day and we did ....
I was awake at 6 am (bloody jet lag) so up and off we went, traveled on public bus that's an experience the drivers just wanna drive no customer service needed for this job!!! it is $1.70 for where …

We got up at 7 a.m. packed our bags, had a cup of coffee in the balcony and headed for the bus station. We said goodbye to the busy streets of NY and headed for Washington. The trip took 4 hours so we used this time for catching g up on editing pictures and writing the blog.

We got to the station at around 2 o'clock so we had 4 hours of …

Travelled about 329km.

Song: Skip James - Washington D.C. Hospital Centre Blues

We both got up early about 6.45am to get ready. I got downstairs on my own, because Nat werent ready yet. ,) Just a few minutes later another guy joint me. He is from China, but couldnt remember his name. Lol. Its just too early! ,) soon after that, a …

Day 4 Continued We took a 3 hour bus ride to Arlington National Cemetery. The John F. Kennedy grave site was very interesting. Also there was a grave stone that was a replica of the Capitol Building. We had dinner at the Silver Diner. We were ...

... , black-eyed peas, peach cobbler, and cider.      The bus then took us to the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Washington gave us the tour. Were every you looked the tombstones always looked like they were in ...

The Site Devoted To America's Most Hallowed Ground And To The Heroes And The Pathfinders Who Rest At Peace There - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA ...

... ID & going through a security check. It was very overcast, so not very good for photos. After lunch we went to the Arlington National Cemetery. You can't really say going to a cemetery is enjoyable but it was worth seeing. It was all the more poignant as ...

Today we started off on a thoughtful note as we visited the Kennedy gravesites and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Heard some beautiful bugling and watched the guards march in their tap shoes. ...

The Site Devoted To America's Most Hallowed Ground And To The Heroes And The Pathfinders Who Rest At Peace There - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA 200 acres, Including the grave of the Unknown. Of interest is the fact that there ...

... as I was looking around the visitor center, at these beautiful photos on the wall, of funeral processions, of the tomb guards, of the horses, the cemetery in winter. We have a game tonite so we are taking a break right now a good time for me to ...

... Presidents - and overall seem much more patrotic than us Brits. That nationalism was definitely on display when we visited Arlington National Cemetery - which is across the Potomac river. Hushed groups visit JFK's tomb and that of his brothers. We also ...

Con't The next stop was Arlington National Cemetery. We were short on time so we only got to see the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. There are four tombs there but the soldier in the Vietnam Tomb was identified through DNA ...

... after school and was active in a local classical automobile group. Scott's desire was to be cremated and interned here at Arlington National Cemetery. I hope that will occur while I am here in Washington DC. I will attach a number of pictures to this ...