Headed to DC

Day 12 - Mt. Vernon - RAINY and 50's:

Hi Everyone -

We started the day in Greenbelt, MD and headed into Zach and Nicole's place to pick up passes to Mt. Vernon. They were gracious enough to share their passes so that we wouldn't have to pay to get into the grounds.

We had a great day exploring Mt. Vernon, the childhood and adult home of George Washington. We were able to explore his mansion, the grounds, the farm, view his original tomb and see his current resting place. We were even able to go into the basement of the mansion with the National Treasure 2 Tour. A small portion of the movie was filmed at Mt. Vernon. After lunch the rain let up a little we were able to get a better view of the grounds. The view from his porch was INCREDIBLE.

Once we finished at Mt. Vernon we headed back towards DC. We decided to visit Arlington National Cemetery as it is not far from Zach and Nicole's. We were able to visit the Kennedy Graves, the Space Shuttle Memorials, the Mast of the USS Maine, and the changing of the guard. Once the guard changing was done we were politely asked to leave as after 5pm the cemetery becomes a military area only.

We met up with Nicole and Zach at their apartment and headed out for some dinner and drinks. We are now back at the apartment watching some tv before hitting the hay. We've gotta be up early for our Capitol Building Tour.

Check Ya Lata!