One of the best things about DC is its free tourism. There is so much to do here, and a lot of it is free. There are outdoor concerts, outdoors movies, museums, live bands, etc. We have turned into quite the tourists, and take advantage of anything new that we can see.
Daniel recently was a gold medalist in the 2011 Congressional Award. He has been working on this award since high school, and was able to be one of a few (I think--correct me if I am wrong Harbucks!) awarded from Utah. This event gathers them to DC from all over the states. It is about service work and how much you have done. They have all had mentors and people helping them along the way. It took them all a lot of time to win this award so that was a cool accomplishment for him. Because of it, he went through a three day event schedule filled with a Nationals Game, tour of the Capitol building, ceremonies, and a luncheon. We were some of the lucky people he invited along on his guest list!
Did you know that there is a small underground trolley, separate from the metro, that connects a few of the main buildings to the capitol? I had no idea, and was amazed. We got to go underground to ride it straight there from a few blocks away. We then went straight through the tourism line and had our own private tour of the Capitol. It was really neat.
Nat loved the ride!
After, we got to attend a Nationals game. We had great seats, great company, and the game happened to fall on the stadium's $1 hot dog day! They almost made up for the heat and humidity while trying to watch the game.
We are proud of Daniel for winning the award, and thankful for the invite to all the events.
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We have been to the National Mall many times since being here to visit the Smithsonian museums...
...the Iwo Jima memorial, which is across the street from our apartment complex!...
...the Lincoln Memorial...
...National Air and Space Museum...
...Teddy Roosevelt Island for a Sunday walk...
...the US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps at the Iwo Jima Memorial...
...the National Museum of Natural History...
-The hope diamond-
...and many many more. We are starting to get better about taking pictures to better document our time here. The hubby has a great camera on his iphone, but it is harder to ask someone to take a picture of both of us when we don't want anyone to scratch it or drop it. My camera, on the other hand, has been around for years and works like a champ. We'll stick with that for now.
We are having a great time and are learning a lot. Feelin' blessed for the opportunity to be here!
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