Sorry that I didn't post last night. I started the entry and didn't get it done before bed. We had to get sleep before we got up early the next morning to get capitol tickets. Yesterday, we couldn't get up the Washington monument because we didn't get there at 8:30 am. So we tried to get into town early today because Michael needed to visit the capitol for a merit badge requirement.
We had no problems getting tickets, thank goodness.When we lined up for our tour, the guide at the bottom greeted the international tourists in a few of his 59 languages. THAT was COOL! The capitol tour seemed short, but was neat just to see. But I think the coolest thing in the capitol was the House chamber. In order to get a house pass, we had to go a bit down the street to Duncan Hunter's office (our representative) and ask. It's free, easy to get, once you manage to navigate the hallways. Then we could go upstairs to the chamber. Congress is not in session now, but I still thought it was cool to see the room.
After some lunch, we took the metro out to Arlington National Cemetery. Saw Kennedy's grave, the Iwo Jima memorial, and the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We also found a grave with the Notre Dame symbol on it.
I need to sleep, so I'll post all the pictures later. Sorry,
God bless all, we're so close to the end of our trans-American tour!
-Rebekah
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