As we mentioned in a previous blog, Barb at the Cherry Hill Park resort where we're staying conducts sightseeing meetings daily. We bought SmarTrip passes which work for Metro buses and trains. Rather than take the bus approximately 25 minutes from the RV park in to Union Station, we drive about 3-1/2 miles to College Park and pay $4.50/day to park the car and catch the rail to a stop nearby what we plan to see.
George's legs began giving him some difficulty, so we made the decision that Valerie would continue to see the sights on her own. We bought the 48 hour Big Bus Tour and added the Night Tour, which is only two and a half hours, so George could join her for that part.
Valerie covered a lot of ground today and hopes to cover much again tomorrow. There are lots and lots of photos, which will follow without a lot of commentary at the moment. A picture tells a thousand words -- or so they say!
She took the train from College Park into town and took a walk past the White House.
From there she caught the bus at the Willard Hotel and headed for Arlington National Cemetery, where she visited the graves of President and Mrs. Kennedy, the amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington House, and the marker of the buried bones of 2,111 unknown soldiers.
From the top deck of the Big Bus she had a great view of local monuments, statues and architectures, and some more renown buildings such as the Pentagon, the Hilton Hotel (where President Reagan was shot), Dwight D. Eisenhower Building, and the Department of the Treasury, to name a few.
The trolley returned her back to the bus, where she was able to visit the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Wall. She made a stop at Union Station for dinner and rode the train back to College Park. Since she purchased the 48 hour ticket, she'll be back out in the morning as there is so much more to see!
here are lots and lots of photos, which will follow without a lot of commentary at the moment. A picture tells a thousand words -- or so they say!
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