Washington D.C. - Day 3
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Jul 10, 2008
Well, like all of our travel days, it appears it wouldn't be a Staveley road trip day without DRAMA!!Today's edition of DRAMA was a power (electricity) cut in our hotel. What made it DRAMA for me was that the kids had just gone down in the elevator when the power went off. My heart started pounding in fear for them trapped in that little and hot box for hours! Fortunately, my husband (who jumped out of the shower when the lights went out) is of a more sound mind than I and told me to call Laura on her cellphone...She answered and they were safe in the breakfast room.
Meanwhile, Bryce had to shave in the dark and finish getting ready for the day. I was annoyed because the Internet was down :). Anyway, we finally made it downstairs in the dark through the dark and smelly stairway and into the bright light of day. The hotel was handing out little tiny flashlights so we grabbed some.
We headed out to the subway as per usual and enjoyed a relatively quick trip into D.C. We had decided to go to the U.S. National Holocaust Museum and needed to get our passes. We had a sobering visit there. It is a must see at least once in your life if you can. It is heartbreaking, tear-inducing experience, but soooooo important to remember. Not that I really want to think about it too much as it is also a bit scary. The kids found it to be really sad and Laura especially struggled with the emotion of it.
After that we had lunch (our trusty GPS found a hidden McDonalds in the depths of an underground mall). We then walked to the Native American museum which was excellent. I was a bit reluctant as I thought it was going to be all about artifacts and pottery, but actually it was really about the people and their stories and explanations of who they are. So interesting! After a couple of hours there and with feet that were falling off after three days of walking, we decided to head for home.
We've had a quiet evening in our room just relaxing which has been really nice. Tomorrow we leave DC and head to Philly!! So excited to see Pennsylvania and the Abbotts. edit
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