Washington, DC

Gene and I took Maddy (15) and Kate (13) to Washington, DC last week. Maureen and Brent Hanson own a condo on Capitol Hill, near Lincoln Park that they use on weekends, and they let us stay there. It was formerly an Episcopalian church called St. Monica's. After sitting vacant for 3 years, a developer turned it into 9 condos. This first photo is the main entrance, next one is the master bedroom, complete with original stained glass windows, followed by an interior shot. It worked out great for the 4 of us!                                                                

 

Our Senator (also a member of our church) suggested we let his office prearrange tours for us, and they did a great job! Now days, the only way you can get into the White House is through your congress person. We visited the Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, White House, Kennedy Center (attended the Lion King), the Holocaust Museum, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial and the Viet Nam Wall. I'm sure I've forgotten something...Anyway, we saw a lot!

 We rode the Metro, walked, bicycled, walked, took cabs, walked some more and gave it our best! Yes, that's Kate, photo bombing our bike photo! Our last night, Alan & Kim Kelly had us all to their home in Bethesda for a BBQ. Brent, Maureen & Cameron were there as were the Kelly kids. It really was a great trip, and we are SO glad to be home!