The Pentagon Arlington

weve all left the hotel and are on the bus for four hours to NEW YORK! sleep time. i cant sleep and i cant believe im going into the big apple. thats the dream. if it isnt LA then its NY. i want to make it big time and i want to be in new york. i cant believe im actually going after all these yrs. we all went to the 9/11 memorial and the workers …

Today we got around in a few taxis to see some of the memorials. First stop, the Lincoln Memorial was most impressive but it's a shame that the Reflecting Pool was drained and closed for renovation. Next we caught a taxi across the Potomac to Virginia and the Arlington National Cemetery where we saw JFK's and his family's graves. After that we …

Ben & Franzi verbrachten drei (15.09. - 18.09.2012) sehr schöne aber auch anstrengende Tage in Washington Dc. Dabei besuchten sie ebenfalls den Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington und die Naval Academy in Annapolis.... …

It sounds like the beginning of a very bad movie but in actuality is it the beginning of a trip of a lifetime...

I made a point of arriving in DC a few days before the Monday morning start of my program so that I could visit with a Korean family living next door in Virginia. This Korean family, the "Lee Family", holds a very special place …

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We had a great 6 days in Washington DC, lots to see and do there! Staying with Don & Michelle was a treat in more ways than one!!! We are in Boston now, im in bed chillin' Just about managed to cram it all in... So here's what us terrible 2 got up to! Monday 8th October 2012... What a great nights sleep... Lovely comfy bed, clean sheets, and a …

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We stopped by the Pentagon Memorial to see the 2 memorial for Dana and Zoe that Jackie helped raise funds for years ago …

Working as a Travel Advisor for Road Scholar I am always discussing with passengers the merits of traveling early to program locations, or extending their stay afterwards. A large majority of our participants prefer to arrive one day early. It reduces the likelihood that travel delays will negatively affect your program experience, it allows you …

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 …

Lived very close to the Pentagon and was at home the morning of Sept. 11th 2001.  I could feel the blast.  The new memorial means a lot to ...

... victims of the 1980 Iran Rescue Mission, and to Columbia Shuttle disaster. While the day was sunny and at the Pentagon I didn't need a coat, Arlington Cemetary soon became extremely windy, cold, and crowded with people.  Soon, we were very hungry ...

Cont'd ... Lunch was short at the Pentagon Mall. Not much time for shopping, although Paige's mom bought clothes but Shaina was mad because she couldn't't buy a hand bag for herself. Eating was more important at that time. After lunch we went to ...

... . In 1877, Custis Lee, heir under his grandfather's will passing the estate in trust to his mother, sued the United States claiming ownership of Arlington. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Lee's favor in 1882, deciding that Arlington had been ...

... nbsp; Nobody really cared at this point anyway…. We finally got to our hotel, and learned that our plans to visit the Pentagon tonight wouldn’t happen – as the Memorial was going to be closed to the public because the President was ...

... from the various wars fought.  They really do honor their fighting men and woman here.... After the Pentagon, it was fitting that we visit Arlington Cemetery.  A sign near the gate reads, "please treat our nations most sacred shrine ...

We stopped by the Pentagon Memorial to see the 2 memorial for Dana and Zoe that Jackie helped raise funds for years ...

... update my travel log. The hotel wants to charge for something which is free in so many places in the US.  I took the Metro from the Pentagon Centre (two blocks from the hotel) into the middle of the National Mall. The all-day ticket was $7.80, which ...

... in Arlington and have a chance to see this ceremony, GO!  It's great. Pentagon:  We walked around Arlington and found we could see the Pentagon from there.  We didn't actually go to the Pentagon but took pictures from the distance as best ...