Ms. Edwards took students down to Washington DC for the third time in her teaching career....last time they went to New York as well. This is the first time that I was able to go with her and Ms. Wood.
This trip was a small one. Four adults, six students, Kennedy and myself. On this trip we were actually able to fly because of the small number of students. We flew out of Portland and into Baltimore (with a stop a brief lay over). We spent the first night in Baltimore in an amazing hotel....sign me up for a week please :)
The next day we got on our tour bus and headed to the Washington. We spent the day exploring the Smithsonian. Ms. Edwards, Mr. Rowley, Ms. Wood and a few of the kids went to the US History Museum. It had been closed for a few years due to renovations. In the afternoon we went to the Holocaust Museum. The group then went to Union Station for a few hours and meet up with the rest of the tour group (two other schools). We then explored some monuments in the city and headed to our hotel.
The next day we continued on our adventure. We headed to Virginia for the day after seeing a few memorials in the city again. We made a stop at Mount Vernon were the students went into the house and Ms. Edwards, Ms. Wood, Kennedy and I walked around the grounds. After spending time at Mount Vernon we went to Alexandria where we had dinner and a ghost tour. We also had time to walk around the city a little and pick up some yummy candy and a store recommended by the tour guide.
The third day we went to Ford's Theater, and the Best T-shirt store there is....cheap t-shirts for everyone :) Ms. Edwards, Ms. Wood, Kennedy, a few students and I went to the Newsmuseum where we had a chance to walk around four floors of the history of news. This is a new museum to the city and was the first time that Ms. Edwards and I had the chance to see it. Not a bad place to spend a few hours :) The rest of the group went to the Verizon center for a little bowling. On the third day we also had the chance to see the Capitol building visitors center, the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court building.
On the fourth and final day we took a tour of Embassy Row. Ms. Edwards slept through all of that....and we went to the zoo. After the zoo we headed to the airport where we discovered that our flight had been canceled due to weather and that instead of flying into New Jersey we were now flying home via a stop in Michigan. Added a little time to our flight. As did sitting on the runway for about an hour. There was some question as to whether we were going to be delayed overnight due to weather....we weren't though.
We arrived home and I tucked right into bed....what a great four days we had. I think the best part was the sitting around in the lobby every night with the kids. We ordered pizza every night. At first we sat around talking...by the third night someone got the idea to pick up some phase 10 cards and we played.
This trip was a small one. Four adults, six students, Kennedy and myself. On this trip we were actually able to fly because of the small number of students. We flew out of Portland and into Baltimore (with a stop a brief lay over). We spent the first night in Baltimore in an amazing hotel....sign me up for a week please :)
The next day we got on our tour bus and headed to the Washington. We spent the day exploring the Smithsonian. Ms. Edwards, Mr. Rowley, Ms. Wood and a few of the kids went to the US History Museum. It had been closed for a few years due to renovations. In the afternoon we went to the Holocaust Museum. The group then went to Union Station for a few hours and meet up with the rest of the tour group (two other schools). We then explored some monuments in the city and headed to our hotel.
The next day we continued on our adventure. We headed to Virginia for the day after seeing a few memorials in the city again. We made a stop at Mount Vernon were the students went into the house and Ms. Edwards, Ms. Wood, Kennedy and I walked around the grounds. After spending time at Mount Vernon we went to Alexandria where we had dinner and a ghost tour. We also had time to walk around the city a little and pick up some yummy candy and a store recommended by the tour guide.
The third day we went to Ford's Theater, and the Best T-shirt store there is....cheap t-shirts for everyone :) Ms. Edwards, Ms. Wood, Kennedy, a few students and I went to the Newsmuseum where we had a chance to walk around four floors of the history of news. This is a new museum to the city and was the first time that Ms. Edwards and I had the chance to see it. Not a bad place to spend a few hours :) The rest of the group went to the Verizon center for a little bowling. On the third day we also had the chance to see the Capitol building visitors center, the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court building.
On the fourth and final day we took a tour of Embassy Row. Ms. Edwards slept through all of that....and we went to the zoo. After the zoo we headed to the airport where we discovered that our flight had been canceled due to weather and that instead of flying into New Jersey we were now flying home via a stop in Michigan. Added a little time to our flight. As did sitting on the runway for about an hour. There was some question as to whether we were going to be delayed overnight due to weather....we weren't though.
We arrived home and I tucked right into bed....what a great four days we had. I think the best part was the sitting around in the lobby every night with the kids. We ordered pizza every night. At first we sat around talking...by the third night someone got the idea to pick up some phase 10 cards and we played.
Here is a picture of Ms. Edwards and Ms. Wood in the morning :)
Kidding.....these are two of the Apes at the National Zoo
Kidding.....these are two of the Apes at the National Zoo
Lunch time for the Panda. There was a little guy hanging around somewhere. Never say him though.
One of the sides of the World War II Memorial. If you look close enough you will notice the Maine column.
Flags at the World War II Memorial
More World War II Pictures
Guess you know one our favorite memorials.
One side of the White House
The other side of the White House
The church near the White House that all Presidents have attended for a service or two.
Printing press at the Newsmusem
Picture of an armband. Students wore these bands to protest the Vietnam War and were suspended until the agreed not to wear them. The Supreme Court later ruled that the students had the right to wear them as a sign of protest.
A piece of the World Trade Center
All of the front pages of newspapers in the United States and parts of the World from September 11, 2001
From the roof of the Newsmuseum Ms. Edwards took a picture of the excitement happening on the street below. It had something to do with an abandoned car.
A piece of the Berlin Wall
Statue outside of the US Capitol.
Side view of the US Capitol
US Supreme Court Building
US Supreme Court Building
Capitol Dome
Inside the Library of Congress
Inside of the Library of Congress
View of the Capitol building
Ford's Theater: Location where Lincoln was shot
Another view of Ford's Theater
Lincoln from the Lincoln Memorial
Location that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke when he gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"
Lincoln Memorial
View from Mount Vernon
Memorial to the slaves that lived and worked at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon: Home of George Washington
Memorial to the Nurses
Korean War Memorial
War Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial
Iwo Jima Memorial
Mast of the Battleship Maine. It exploded before the Spanish American War
Tombs at the Arlington Cemetery
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Grave of Robert Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Memorial
More Jefferson Memorial
Kennedy, Martin and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
Kennedy, Martin and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin and Kennedy standing in the food line.
Martin and Kennedy listening to the radio
Martin, Kennedy, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin going for a ride.
Martin for President
Washington Monument
Holocaust Museum
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