In October Andy and I took on a challenge: spend three days in Washington D.C., round trip from North Conway, NH, for under $1000. It was a success, thanks largely to the free Smithsonian and his tiny appetite. It was a wonderful experience. He saw the nation’s most important exhibits, documents and even witnessed the presidential motorcade dash out of the White House gates just in front of us. I grew up in the shadow of D.C. and it was idyllic to share the wonder of D.C. with my eldest son.
The Lincoln Memorial
Spying the Washington Monument in the rain
- 1600 PA Ave.
Hirshhorn fountain
The seal exhibit at the National Zoo
Turtle exhibit at the zoo
The Giant Panda
the great hall of Air and Space
prehistoric jaws of the Giant Great White
Hall of Gems, Museum of Natural History