(Disclaimer:
nothing said here is to “brag” about what I have been fortunate enough to
experience. I wrote this because I know
some people like reading these types of posts.
Please feel free to click away at any time you wish).
My Trip To Washington, D.C.!
What’s up everyone? I hope you’ve been doing well. I know I’ve been happy to finally see some
sunny days and warm weather, and I’m also happy because guess what? I just got back from vacation!
I’ve wanted to do a travel post for so
long now, but the problem was I didn’t travel anywhere. UNTIL NOW.
So now I’m so excited to tell you all about where I went and what I did
while I was there. Being in high school,
it’s a little harder to travel because of many factors, but I’m always thankful
for every trip I’m able to go on. One of
my goals for in the future is to travel more (maybe visit another country
someday?), so if you like this post please let me know if you’d like to see
more travel posts in the future!
So without reading the title of the
post (which you probably already have if you’ve made it this far), can you
guess where I went? If you said
Washington, D.C., you win the prize (the joke’s on you though because there is
no prize). Anyway, yes I went to
Washington, D.C. for the first time a few weeks ago with my family, for a few
days. I thought I’d spend today telling
you about my experience there.
Day 1
So on the first full day there
(Sunday), we had planned to spend the morning going around and visiting the
monuments. The problem, however, was
that it was VERY windy (and just for the record, I’ve been to Chicago too and
D.C. was the windiest place I’ve ever been in my life). So instead, we went to the Museum of Modern
History. I have to say though, that for
a Smithsonian, it definitely wasn’t the coolest museum I’ve ever been to. It had some things that were interesting, but
for me it was just another museum.
After eating lunch there (we packed
sack lunches every day we were there), we headed over to the National Archives. For me it was a super cool experience to be
able to see the founding documents.
Obviously I’ve read them in school, but it was a completely different
experience to actually see the original documents and read the real
handwriting. We didn’t spend a lot of
time in the rest of the building, but it was nothing special anyway.
After that we spent the rest of the
day going to the monuments that we were supposed to go to in the morning. The weather was slightly better (and less
windy) in the late afternoon. Instead of
walking, though, we rode the Metro bus around to each stop (which saved my poor
legs a few steps).
Day 2
In the morning, we hit up the Museum
of Natural History. Again, I wasn’t too
impressed. I did like it better than the
modern history one, however (probably because they had live fish). We at lunch there then took a bit of a hike
to the other side of town, where we got a glimpse of the White House. It was pretty far away, but now at least I
can say I’ve seen it.
After that we went to what was
probably the coolest place I’ve ever been on earth. If you go to Washington, D.C., make sure you
go to the Renwick Art Museum. I’ve never
been a huge fan of art museums in general, but the stuff in this place is
unlike any art you’ll ever see. I’ll let
the pictures do the talking on this one….
When we got done at the art museum, we
went and ate at a restaurant called “Old Ebbitt Grill”. 10/10 would recommend eating there if you’re
ever in the area. I got the turkey
burger (also would recommend) and it was delicious. So that was about it for day two.
Day 3
Tuesday, on our last full day in D.C.,
we went to the Arlington National Cemetery in the morning. While we were there, we got to watch the “changing
of the guard” ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider (and if you don’t
know what that is, I’d recommend looking it up online and watching a video of
it). There are so many soldiers buried
at Arlington, many who have served in more than one of the wars. It’s not the most “fun” or “exciting” thing
to see in Washington, but it’s well worth the visit.
In the afternoon, we got to take a
tour of the Capitol building. This was
super cool because even though we didn’t get to see all of it, we got to see
the Rotunda, along with two other rooms.
The art and structure inside the building is extremely unique, and it’s
something to definitely try to do if you’re planning a Washington, D.C.
trip. The tour is electronic, so it’s
easy to hear the person talking, while looking around at the same time.
The last place we visited was the
Library of Congress. This was probably
my second favorite part of the whole trip, because the inside of it is pretty
cool. You are even able to see part of
Thomas Jefferson’s famous book collection, and (through glass) are able to see
the main part of the building.
That about wraps up the summary of
what we did in Washington, D.C.. While it
wasn’t my favorite trip I’ve been on, it is well worth a visit once in your
lifetime. There is an extremely large
amount of history held there, and we barely even saw a fraction of it. But overall, I had a great time there and I’m
very grateful to have had the opportunity to go.
