D.C. day 4

On Tuesday I met up with my friends Cali, Molly ( girls I teach with) and Janea. Our plan or today was to visit the home of George Washington, Mt. Vernon and then visit Fords Theater, where Abe Lincoln was shot. It was an adventure driving in D.C. but we survived thanks to Abby's GPS and Cali's directions from the front seat. At one point I asked Cali if I should get off on an exit, mind, she was holding the GPS, and she says, "I don't know, what do you think?" and proceeds to show me the GPS picture while I'm driving. As you can see, it truly was an adventure. However, we made it!

We all decided that we could easily live at Mount Vernon. Plus, the drive to Mt. Vernon is beautiful. At least the drive home was. On our way there we got lost and took the long route but once we saw this house it really didn't matter how long it took to get there because it was worth it.

It is placed right on the Potomic. The tree behind me was there when Washington lived here! This view is the most pleasant view I have ever seen. (That was for Molly).

Me, Molly, Janea, Cali.

Getting artistic with my camera. The porch has rocking chairs to sit on while enjoying the view of the Potomic. Breathtaking!

About to go in to the house tour.

George's flower garder and garden house.

George and Martha's tomb.


Saying goodbye to Mount Vernon.

Then we made our way to Ford's Theater where, yes, they had the original coat that Lincoln was wearing when he got shot. Tuesday night we saw a musical at Fords Theather about the civial war.

On a side note...in between Mount Vernon and Ford's Theater, I went by solo to my FAVORITE museum. It is a new museum called Newsuem. It is the history of the news. Here are some of the highlights of the museum to me.

One section of the museum was dedicated to showing all the Pulitzer prize winning pictures throughout time. This may have been my favorite part.

This wall has 127 front pages from newspapers on 9/12 showing out country's reaction to 9/11. it was overwhelming. The peice of metal is an antena from the North tower.

Another part of the museum delt with the evolution of news and how it went from newspapers, to radio, to television, and them internet. There are artifacts along the way like the original mikes used for the fireside chats. They also had the phone that took the video from the Virginia Tech Masacare. Awseome!


Lastly, the top floor was dedicated to newspapers published through time. There was everything from the Magna Carta in the 1500's to the Titanic (below), to Lincolns assisination, and on. It is amazing to see orginal newspapers that show historical events from our country.

If you get the chance, go to the Newseum. It was my favoirte museum and I think I could easily spend all day in there. D.C. is packed with so much to do. I am glad I got to see all I wanted too and still spend time with Cat, Abby and Matt. I the East coast is so full of character and I can't wait to get back. Hopefuly with Adam next time.