We got up early again, so we could travel to Washington for our tour of the White House. It was a good thing that we got there well before our tour time, because when we arrived they told us that they were going to be stopping tours scheduled for later in the day. Security was tight, prior to leaving home, we had to submit our Social Security Numbers, birthdates, passport numbers, and names. That day we had to show our photo id’s and go through screening. We were not allowed to bring cameras, sharp pointy things, or any other item that was ‘suspicious’. They lined us up according to tour times. We followed the line that led us into the East side of the White House. It was awe inspiring and abit intimidating to think about where we were.
We were able to see several rooms, such as the blue room, green room, State Dining Room, East Room, China room, and the Red Room. The rooms were beautiful with works of art and presidential portraits. Hung on the walls. It has gotten harder to get tours of the White House, so we felt privileged to be able to go. We also were humbled by the history that went on there! We were disappointed that we did not get to go to the second floor and see the Lincoln bedroom. I guess that some day we will have a special invitation to go to the White House to see the private areas!
We were done with the tour at the time our appointment was to start. This made it possible to go and see some other things. We went to the American History Museum where we saw Dorothy’s ruby slippers, the puffy shirt, Julia Child’s kitchen, the star spangled banner, and the first ladies dresses. The museum had just reopened after a renovation. We also went to the Natural History Museum and saw dinosaurs, whales, butterflies, and the Hope Diamond. Led by Brad (go figure!) a small group went to Ford’s Theatre but couldn’t go in because they did not have a ticket.
We were then off to Baltimore to fight traffic and get to Camden Yard for the Orioles vs Red Sox game. Kyle says we had loads of fun. We had great seats off of third base. A home run hit came to our section and was caught by a Red Sox fan. We sat by alot of Sox fans. We did our devos on the bus on the way home. It was a very late night by the time we got back. So we all went strait to bed....because tomorrow is going to be another day that starts early.
We were able to see several rooms, such as the blue room, green room, State Dining Room, East Room, China room, and the Red Room. The rooms were beautiful with works of art and presidential portraits. Hung on the walls. It has gotten harder to get tours of the White House, so we felt privileged to be able to go. We also were humbled by the history that went on there! We were disappointed that we did not get to go to the second floor and see the Lincoln bedroom. I guess that some day we will have a special invitation to go to the White House to see the private areas!
We were done with the tour at the time our appointment was to start. This made it possible to go and see some other things. We went to the American History Museum where we saw Dorothy’s ruby slippers, the puffy shirt, Julia Child’s kitchen, the star spangled banner, and the first ladies dresses. The museum had just reopened after a renovation. We also went to the Natural History Museum and saw dinosaurs, whales, butterflies, and the Hope Diamond. Led by Brad (go figure!) a small group went to Ford’s Theatre but couldn’t go in because they did not have a ticket.
We were then off to Baltimore to fight traffic and get to Camden Yard for the Orioles vs Red Sox game. Kyle says we had loads of fun. We had great seats off of third base. A home run hit came to our section and was caught by a Red Sox fan. We sat by alot of Sox fans. We did our devos on the bus on the way home. It was a very late night by the time we got back. So we all went strait to bed....because tomorrow is going to be another day that starts early.
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