Washington DC Trip: Day 2

We arrived in DC! It was a long red-eye flight but it was worth it to make it here early. When we arrive early in the morning we usually just drop off our luggage and hit the town. Today we jumped on a bus just to get our bearings and see some of the main sites. Here are some that we saw today:

We saw the Washington Monument from a distance. You can pretty much see that from all over Washington DC, and it is one of the first things you recognize from the airplane.

We went and walked around the Jefferson Memorial. The Memorial is in a kind of an isolated area and surrounded by a tidal basin so we explored the area. It is a beautiful building with a dome ceiling and stone pillars. Since it is a ways outside of DC it actually was a pretty good view of the area because everything in DC is so close you almost need to leave the area to observe it.


We continued to ride around the city getting off to see some of the major historical landmarks. We eventually got hungry and ate at Union Station. We were exhausted from our redeye flight and from running around all day in the heat, but once the sun went below the horizon we just couldn't resist going for another walk.

Just a few blocks away from our hotel is one of the most famous houses in the whole world: The White House. We wanted to go and see it lit at night so we rode the Metro for a bit and then walked over to see the view. We decided to see the backside of the White House since we will be touring the front part tomorrow. We were able to get right up to the fence that separates the street and the Obama's backyard and stick our faces through it. We were looking on to the Rose Garden where the Obama family likes to go outside and play with their dog, Bo. No sighting on them tonight, but we weren't expecting to see anything

A view of the backside of the White House and the Rose Garden.