Spring Break 2013

This was a fun yet sad trip for us as my Grandfather passed away(he will be greatly missed) during our trip. We decided to get out and see some sites while we were close to them.  Our trip started on Sunday and we drove up to Virgina  our first stop was at  Manassas Virginia to see the

Manassas National Battlefield 
March 31

This is where Gen. Thomas J. Jackson got his nickname of Stonewall Jackson.  This is also know as the First battle of Bull Run.

 Henry House

at Henry House looking back to Visitor Center

Stonewall Jackson

After this we arrived at our hotel in Arlington VA
April 1st

Oh my what a fun (not) morning... We got up and took the hotel shuttle to the metro station. We get our tickets and ride the metro  only to have to get off early as  kiddo got sick and thew up on me and on  another ladies shoes...(thats what she get for being bossy)  so  after walking  about  7 blocks  we get to the Washington Mall.  First stop was the Lincoln Memorial.  It was larger then I thought it was :)

 our view from the hotel  closest building is the Pentagon and the lighted one is the Lincoln Memorial.

Lincoln Memorial

At the National Mall

Washington Monument and reflecting pool

artwork  inside the Memorial around the top :)

 Three Servicemen Statue

The 

Vietnam 

Wall

Laurence C Zeitlow is related to our family

Panel with Laurence's name on.

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Vietnam Women's Memorial

Korean War Veteran's Memorial

Cherry trees.... Not in bloom yet

Washington Monument

 World War II Memorial...

56 pillars with topped with oak leaves or  wheat stalk wreaths

in the center is Rainbow pool (was not on)  at the each end there was a pavilion which represents  the theater of operations  Atlantic and Pacific

Freedom Wall
 has  4,048 gold stars each represents 100 American lives lost during the war

The White House and This was the day of the Easter Egg Roll 

 

 

 ( no we didn't attend that)

Then after doing all that  we  visited the  

Smithsonian National Museum of American History  and

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Only picture taken at 

American History museum

 The rest of the pictures  are from the

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

AyeAye

 

Sea Otter

 For Grandpa

For Grandma

 From Kiddo.... I look nothing like that.

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 For Uncle Keven

For Anna :)

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 Jewels, Gems and Stones

Hope Diamond

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 Egyptians

mummified adult

mummified child

                                                                                                   mummified bull

 

mummified
crocodiles and cats























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