Having wrapped up an exciting five days in Washington D.C. we picked up our rental car and were off for George Washington’s Mount Vernon.  My original agenda had us heading straight for Colonial Williamsburg, but when I realized this was on the route, we took a day to visit.  And I am ever so glad… Read More

Our last full day in D.C. was just the icing on the cake for what was already one of the best trips we’ve ever taken! The White House First things first, I have to thank, again, the sweet blog reader that helped secure our tour of the White House.   Our application through our Congress person… Read More

Today was a bit more laid back than our previous two days, which was a welcome change.  We thought about starting our day at the Supreme Court, but decided to sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast instead.  We were tired! U.S. Capitol Tour Our first scheduled activity was a tour of the U.S. Capitol! Our… Read More

I think I said yesterday’s itinerary was our most ambitious, but today’s just may rival it.  I mean, we didn’t go to D.C. to sleep, right?!  We had a quick breakfast at Cafe du Parc at the Willard and were off on our day. Ford’s Theater Our morning started with a 10 AM visit to… Read More

Our second day in D.C. was one of our craziest as far as our itinerary goes. Easter at the Washington National Cathedral Since it was Easter Sunday and we had the Washington National Cathedral on our wish list of places to visit, I thought why not just attend their Easter service?!  And, I am so… Read More

We hit the ground running when we arrived in D.C. (hence the shower on the train)!  We pulled in at Union Station around 10:30 AM, checked in at the Willard Intercontinental and were off to find lunch. District Taco I read and then re-read and then triple-read every single reader comment when I solicited advise… Read More