A few weeks ago, my old roommate from college, Elissa and her sister Kirsten came to town for a visit. They were came in on a Friday night, and left the next Wednesday. We had quite the visit in between. The point of the trip was to see the cherry blossoms down on the Mall, but we definitely got a lot more than that done.
The girls spent the first day at the Bull Run Battlefields (after missing the bus to get to the Metro downtown). Friday night we stayed the night at the JW Marriot. I wasn't that impressed. I even tried their $75 robes. My robe is much nicer.
Saturday we did more walking than I care to remember. We saw all of the monuments, the former Italian Embassy (it was practically in Maryland!), the Library of Congress, and even went under to all the tunnels that connect the Library and all of the House office buildings. This doesn't even touch the surface of your trek!
Sunday was church day, and then that evening, we were off to.....
Monday was spent in Philly. We spent the night at a Residence Inn Sunday night, and I must say I thought it was much nicer than the JW Marriot. Maybe I'm just too simple. Philly was fun. We saw the major historical sites and of course got a Philly Cheesesteak!
Tuesday was mostly stuff in town. We spent a lot of the day in Falls Church going through cemeteries. We were looking for the grave of Edgar Alan Poe's doctor when he died. Apparently he was once mayor of Falls Church. We also went to Arlington National Cemetery. We saw the big stuff there and also stopped at my grandpa's grave. He served in the Korean War and Vietnam. Now we have a pass to drive through the cemetery, and we don't have to pay and park in the Visitor's Lot!
All in all it was a fun trip! It's always fun to play these girls. I don't get to see them enough!
