Washington D.C/Virginia - Nov 1, 2015

I now know what FALL looks like.

 

It's reds and oranges and yellows.. and it makes you believe that all is right with the world.

Our first day in was rainy.. miserably rainy.. but that didnt stop us from taking in a few of the sights in Herndon's City Center. A nice dinner, a quick trip to CVS and we were done for the day.

The next morning actually involved work. The second we were done we were outta there and on to DC.

First stop, the Jefferson Memorial. The stairs to get there were as grand as the statue of him in the giant rotunda. A few minutes to take some pics and we were off.

 

 

The Holocaust Museum was a place I didnt know I HAD to go to... You really dont know the significance of a place or an event in history until you have been here. The place is somber, at best, but you HAVE to go here at least once. I promise you will leave with a different sense of where we have come from and where you want to go.

Since I left the Holocaust Museum, the quote below has become my favorite.. "First the came for the socialist, and I did not speak out- because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionist, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me. "

The exhibit below probably resonated with me the most.. the smell of the leather was so strong.. I could almost feel myself there.. I left there a very different person..

 Of course, no trip to DC is complete without a visit to the Smithsonian. I had been to the Art Museum before and decided to visit the Air and Space portion this time.. a portion of history that cannot be missed!

In all the hustle and bustle and running around I spend alot of time complaining about how tired I am  I rarely look outside my window, and then I do...