More D.C.

July 5, 2008 - PART III - We began our third day in Washington, D.C. with a trip to an All-American favorite, McDonalds, before heading to the Metro to get to Union Station.

A quick tour of Union Station and we were off to meet our Trolly for our citywide tour. Our Old Town Trolly Tour took us by the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress and Smithsonian Museums before we got off at the Jefferson Memorial.

We enjojed great views and dodged a few raindrops but saw the Jefferson Memorial before walking to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. A really neat place with waterfalls and his famous sayings displayed.

From there, we hopped back on the Trolly which dropped us off at the Lincoln Memorial. There, we saw the wonderful tribute to President Lincoln and Lisa and I agreed, it was the best of all the memorials. While in the area, we also saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

Back on the Trolly for another leg of the tour and we rode to the heart of downtown where we found the Hard Rock Cafe and had a great lunch. After the brief stop, we were back on the road and went just down the street to see the outside of Ford's Theatre (closed for renovation...bummer) but we were able to get in the house where Lincoln died right across the street.

Back on the Trolly again, we then explored the northern route of the city where we were able to see the National Cathedral, Georgetown and Embassy Row. We got off the Trolly at Layfayette Park, just across the street from the White House. We were able to see a wonderful view of George and Laura's place and got some good pictures.

We then made our way back to the hotel to freshen up before meeting Lisa's friend, Lisa Doyle and her husband Kelly for dinner at Baily's near our hotel. What a wonderful visit and wonderful surprise to see friends while we're on vacation so far from home. We had a nice visit and will have to go back east to see them again soon.

That marked the end of another busy day. Just one more full day left so be sure to check back soon for the fourth and final part of our Washington, D.C. trip series.