Day 3

Hey everyone, we had such a busy day today. We started the day by seeing the Vietnam, Korean, World War II memorials and the Lincoln Monument from afar. They were deconstructing the stage that had been set up for the Kick Off Event so we couldn't get too close. It was really pretty though because it was flurrying and the scene from the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool was very pretty. After that, we rode the bus to the Capitol area to get our tickets for the Inauguration. We walked up the steps to the Supreme Court and took pictures in front of it. We tried to get into the Library of Congress, but it was closed despite earlier assurances that it would be opened. We then went to the Air and Space Museum which was really cool. They had airplanes hanging from the ceiling and a lot of cool things there. From there, we headed to lunch at the Ronald Reagan Building. Then we went to the National Archives to the the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Louisana Purchase, and other important documents. We also went to the infamous gift shop where Nicholas Cage stole the Declaration of Independence in National Treasure. Johnny also pretended to be Nicholas Cage and "steal" the Declaration of Independence (a big step up from chicken nuggets! : ) ) It was really cool to see those documents that are hundreds of years old. After that, we went to the National Museums of Natural and American History. They were pretty awesome. We saw all kind of exhibits of animals, cultures and history. They were pretty interesting places. We finally got to have dinner at Union Station and we got to do some shopping as well. And after hours and hours of walking and touring D.C., we finally made it on to the metro where we departed for the hotel and our beds.
Tomorrow is going to be our busiest day yet with the inauguration. We have pretty good seats where we should be able to have a good view of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, hopefully. Wish us luck on fighting the crowds and the aches in our feet tomorrow!