After we got our luggage and caught our bus we checked in to the Hyatt Hotel on Capitol Hill! It was beautiful and so convenient! We had our practices every day there and I was able to take a few lovely strolls to the Capitol which was only 2 blocks away so much fun!
This is where we ate. They let me pick at their food since I has having tummy troubles and couldn't eat a whole lot. This is Cindy Tuckett she also is in my ward and is a lot of fun! Love them both!
So on the bus we go and head off to Arlington Cemetery.
As you notice on the sign it says this is the Nations most sacred Shrine and I would have to agree. There was such a beautiful feeling of peace I will never forget it or at least I hope it won't. It is experiences like this that really open your eyes to how very blessed we are to live where we do and to have people willing to put their lives in danger to help protect ours. I have such a greater respect for those who serve our country after this trip.
Waiting to go inside. Our bus had a flat tire so we had to wait for the other half of our group to come before we could venture inside!
I was intrigued by this spot. It gives you the perfect example of what it looks like there. No matter what direction you turn the rows are perfect. Straight, diagonal, up and down nothing but perfection. If you are buried here they will allow 2 other family members to be buried with you. It would be your spouse and 1 child. The spouse and child get 1 plot they just stack it and then you have your own. As you are looking you can tell when there is a spouse buried there because the headstone has the writing on the back side instead of the front.
After we saw the Changing of the Guard we wondered over to the graves of the Kennedy family. That is a forever burning flame behind the headstones. It was neat to see. I didn't realize there was so much controversy on where to bury Jacquelin Kennedy. Anyways there they are!
I have always wanted to see a Magnolia. I have always loved them but have never seen one. Let me tell you they did not disappoint. They are so PRETTY! I didn't realize how big Magnolia trees are but they are mighty huge!
Looking and smelling just so great they took us to of course BUCA DI BEPPO! Have you ever been there? If not it is nothing but a treat! It is decorated so ugly yet is so entertaining. Everywhere you look is some odd picture of people being dumb. Yummy food though! Really yummy!
The bathroom was hilarious. It had this framed bra. If you look on the other side you can kind of see an ad for a girdle and on the other wall it had some underwear and all these other pictures that talked about girl stuff then in the corner they have a little girl praying with a puppy. Which one of these doesn't belong here? Anyways like I said the decorating makes no sense but is fun to look at anyway!
Every year all these Bikers go to Washington D. C. and do a ride in honor of the Veterans. These handsome devils let me take a picture with them and the guy with the longest beards bike! I was kind of scared to ask him but he was really nice about it and called over his biker buddies! Awesome huh!
Here I am at Iwo Jima. Such a beautiful tribute to these men! I have always loved this statue.
Of course after all that excitement I decided I didn't get enough walking in so I talked Mark Blatter into walking up to the capital with me so that I could get some shots of the Capitol at night. This truly is such a masterpiece. I don't know how people can envision this type of architecture and then do it. Amazing! So there you have it day 2 of our exciting trip! More to come soon!
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