Today we went to the Jefferson Memorial, the Capitol, the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, and the White House. We ate lunch at the Dept. of Agr. We went to the Washington Monument, shopping and then caught a plane home.
Savannah G.
We saw the inside of the D.C. Capitol. We also saw the statue of Thomas Jefferson.
Madison C.
Got my girls up at 6:15 am We boarded the bus at 7:00 with our new bus driver, Wendy, for our final day. Our first stop in D.C. today was at the Thomas Jefferson Monument. I have always thought it to be one of the most beautiful monuments.
Our second stop was the capitol. There were lots of Police, Secret Service, helicopters and other security. We went through more security to get into the Capitol. The tour was of the rotundra, the old Congress Hall (where they have the statues now) and downstairs in the Hall of Presidents. The best part of the Capitol was when we got outside. The kids laid down in an AL and Mrs. Waters was the period.
Our third stop was a photo shoot of the White House.
Our fourth stop was at the Vietnam Memorial. The children completed their rubbing of Mr. Robert H. Littlefield. He was a soldier from Alabama who lost his life in Vietnam. The students had researched him and contacted his widow. They did a rubbing to send to her also. We returned to the bus, drove by the "big white pointy thing" and ate lunch at the Dept. of Agricultural. It was nice, at least it wasn't McDonalds.
Our 6th stop was walking to the Washington Monument for a tour. We found out all about the "Big, White, Pointy Thing."
It was back on the bus and off to the airport. We are all tired, ready to be in our own beds, seen lots and lots of neat things, and really will miss the "Big, White, Pointy Thing."
Margorie G.
