On this day, We split up for a while. I took the younger 4 kids to the zoo while Rebecca and Olivia went to see the sights by daylight. Olivia is using this trip to work on some of her AHG badges that have to do with our nation's history and the founding fathers, so Rebecca thought it would be a good idea for her to take Olivia on her own to all the various memorials.
Can't visit the mall without that iconic shot of the Capitol Building, right?
Sadly, the Washington Monument is closed for repairs and renovation. No, Spider-Man didn't do it, though they really are replacing the elevators and repairing some damage done by an earthquake in Virginia a few years ago.
Still an impressive sight, tho.
The WWII Memorial by day is just as beautiful as it is by night, but it's easier to take pictures of the details.
Same with Lincoln and the Reflecting Pool
They got to visit some other sites that were equally impressive and powerful like the Vietnam Memorial,
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
The Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial
A view of the Washington Monument from across the Potomac Tidal Basin
The Jefferson Memorial
And finally the White House.
All told, they walked more than 5 miles, and that's not including the distance walked within the various places themselves!
They also visited the Holocaust Museum, but I'll post that separately.
