Even though we stayed in Alexandria, VA for 5 days, took the metro into Washington, DC every day and walked for miles, we still didn't see everything we wanted to. Seeing the Smithsonian Museums was on the top of both of our "bucket lists" so this was a dream come true. Because each museum is huge, we took the "highlights" tours whenever we could. It was impossible to see everything but at least we saw the most important exhibits. We were so lucky that there was a Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Museum of American Art. Anyone who was ever in Darcy's office knows how much he admires Rockwell so seeing originals was fantastic. We toured the Museum of American History, the Museum of American Art, the Newseum, the Capital, the Archives (saw one of the original Magna Cartas and the Declaration of Independence), the Natural History Museum, the White House, Arlington Cemetary, the World War II Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Darcy went to the Air and Space Museum while I toured the National Gallery. It is no wonder we were exhausted when we left. We decided to drive to Mt. Vernon to see George and Martha Washington's estate and tour their house. It was beautiful. Our next stop was the triangle of Jamestown (the first English settlement in North America), Williamsburg (where the Rockefellers donated land to build a replica colonial settlement) and Yorktown (where Cornwallis surrendered and the Revolutionary War was basically over). We love all the history we have been learning probably because we are a couple of relics ourselves. The next stop was Charleston and now we are in Savannah. I will leave them for the next blog.
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