National Archives Washington DC

Monday, June 4, 2012

Today we're spending the day in Washington, D.C. Dan recommends not taking any backpacks as they're frowned upon by security in some of the museums and buildings. So I've just got my camera around my neck and what I can fit in my pockets. Still a bit sunburned, plus I know I'll be in the sun all day, so I'm wearing the …

Wenn es eines in Washington gibt, dann sind es Museen. Und da der Eintritt frei ist (mit Ausnahme des Newseums, wo man satte 22 Dollar zahlen muss) mussten wir diese Möglichkeit natürlich nutzen und statteten dem National Air and Space Museum, einem der meistbesuchten Museen der Welt, einen Besuch ab. Das Museum ist sehr interessant und vor allem …

On the 4th, I listened to Queensland’s win in the State of Origin on the (internet) radio before we headed off to witness the reading of the Declaration of Independence. That was followed by the big parade along Constitution Avenue after which we visited the National Archives and saw the original Declaration of Independence and the …

We managed to cram quite a bit into our short time here in DC. We were down to our last few items to clean off our list.

We left around 9:45 to head over to the National Archives. As I mentioned, we just watched National Treasure (which the kids loved), so they were primed to see the Declaration of Independence, and hopefully the treasure …

21 March 2012 was a big day for our exchange group. Finally, after month of preparation, combing through applications, seeking approvals, and planning adventures, our exchange partners from Germany arrived at Dulles Airport. Nervously, we were holding our signs, flowers and posters, waiting for our partners to finally embark from the customs check …

I started my day at uptown cafe.The food was really good.Then we went to the Holocaust Museum.I learned that over 6,000,000 Jews got killed because the Nazis did not like their religion. After that we went to the Capitol Building. It was really cool because the paintings were really cool.Then we went to the Natural Museum of History. We saw the …

Ahhh, after the grandparents took our kids back to their house, my husband and I had some time to ourselves. In fact, we had the next 24 HOURS to Ourselves! Can you dig it? Omg, some quality alone time during a vacation. It's unheard of in our household. It had been a long time since the hubs and I hung out in D.C. sans kiddos. Before we checked …

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 …

The hotel has a free shuttle that will take you to the Pentagon City mall. There is a train stop there that you can take to all the sites, which are all free. I went and saw the Lincoln Memorial, The White House, The WW II Memorial, The Vietnam Wall, & a few other things. The hotel has very comfortable beds. 5 star hotel …

... !  We found one in Arlington that fit the bill and was near the subway so that worked out well. Washington DC is a city of national memorials, museums and significant national sites.  Our first night we visited the Marine Corps Memorial (also ...

... farewell speeches of Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Supreme Court Smithsonian Institute - Air and Space Museum National Archives - Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Constitution Hostel for a nap National ...

... wanted to check out some of the museums. We agreed to meet later in the day to catch the train back to our hotel. The National Archives are set in a beautiful building (like most of the buildings in DC, amazing) and after a short wait we were inside. ...

... Constitution Avenue’ and through the bizarre ‘Art Sculpture Garden’ and we dropped in on the majestic ‘National Archives,’ where the ‘Bill of Rights,’ the ‘Constitution,’ and the ‘Declaration of ...

... the daytime (since most of our night time photos didn't turn out). I ended up walking all the way back up to the National Archives to meet Kelsie and Aids for our visit to the Washington Monument. The view from the top of the monument was ...

... King. After much more exploring, guided by History Liaison Kevin Young, we ate lunch as we waited in the line for the National Archives. The boys were inspired by the video and could not wait to see the famous documents which included the Magna Carta, ...

... , saw Arlington Cemetary (intended to go in and visit but it was closed off due to a a marathon), Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, National Archives (didn't go in), and the State Department (believe it or not, I was actually pretty excited about it ...

... women that had some impact on each state.  Leaving Capitol Hill I made my back towards my hotel this time passing the National Archives, I headed in and apart from anther security check that I had to go through the good thing about all these museums ...

... best one, we saw the Oceans & Mammals, and Simons Fave; the Dinosaurs, and the Hope Diamond (see the pictures) Then the National Archives which was cool, because we'd just watched 'National Treasure' on TV, so I knew what was going on! lol!! Simon ...

... brothers first plane? Check. Tomahawk missiles and walk through space station? Check and check. Ended the day at the National Archives, the permanent home for the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the US and Bill of Rights. Spend my ...