Washington D.C - Day 2
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Jul 9, 2008
Well, today was a much tamer day for us. We knew where we were going and were able to just get on with our day. Much better start.We decided to head out as early as we could so we could get in line at the National Archives building. The kids really wanted to be there to see the Declaration of Independence after watching the movie "National Treasure". Michael was so cute and asked me if there really was a map on the back of the Declaration.
Anyway, we spent an enjoyable two hours in the Archives looking at the documents - so amazing - and also in the Public Vault which is essentially an interactive museum with information found in the Archives. Very cool!
It was lunch time so our trusty GPS found us a McDonalds to eat at and we were able to get refreshed. It was very hot in D.C. today!!
After lunch we walked down to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. We had a great time in there for the next couple of hours looking at animals, bones, gems and jewels, and Michael's favorite, the Insect Zoo. He very proudly held a GIANT grasshopper and a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. I just took the pictures!! Laura even held the grasshopper which was amazing to me.
We then walked through the National Mall to the National Museum of Air and Space. We had to have an ice cream break as it was so hot and we were melting. Fortunately all these museums are FREE and COOL!!! We enjoyed looking around at the cool exhibits for a couple of hours and then decided we'd call it a day.
It was a great day and we enjoyed ourselves a lot. Tomorrow we are thinking of visiting the Arlington Cemetary, the Holocaust Museum and the Native American Museum. Thursday morning we'll head to Mt Vernon which will be so cool to be at George Washington's home.
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