Below are additional photos from the trip....
To see the full collection of photo from the trip, visit the galleries below;
- Gallery 1: National Mall
- Gallery 2: American History Museum
- Gallery 3: Mount Vernon
- White House and U.S. Capitol
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| The children went ice skating on their first day in DC |
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| This was my son's first time on skates! |
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| View of the Washington Memorial from our hotel room |
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| My son wore a tie to the White House, just in case he met the President! |
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| 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue |
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| Outside the White House before the tour |
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| No pictures (or cameras) were allowed inside the White House |
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| The President was away, so my little boy got to sit at his desk in the Oval Office... |
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| ...and my little girl got to stand at the Press Secretary's podium... |
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| Okay, I'm joking—these pictures were taken at a White House souvenir store across the street.... |
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| On the Metro |
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| On our way to our Congressman's Office for a tour of the Capitol |
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| We took an underground tunnel from one of the Congressional office buildings to the Capitol |
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| Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol |
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| Capitol Rotunda |
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| Thomas Jefferson in the main rotunda |
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| Surrender of Cornwallis to General Washington at Yorktown |
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| Statuary Hall—the old House Chamber |
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| Lincoln's assigned spot in the old House Chamber |
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| Back in 1998, my wife and I went up to the steps. This is no longer allowed post 9/11 |
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| This is a recreation of a photo my wife and I took at this spot in 1998 (see below) |
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| Us in 1998 in front of the Capitol |
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| Our hotel in Arlington, VA, just outside DC, during the second half of our stay |
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| Ronald Reagan/National Airport |
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| My little boy's companion on this trip.... |
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