I keep putting off posting about our trip because I know it's going to be a big project. However, I also don't feel like I should be posting anything else until it's done. So here goes nothing. We'll go day by day so keep checking back. Day one has no pictures, but the rest should be a bit more lively....
On Tueday August 7, we got picked up at 9am for our trip to Washington DC and beyond. The SuperShuttle driver who was supposed to get us had a family emergency that morning, which meant that instead of riding to the airport in one of those big blue shared vans,we got a private ride in a Lincoln Towncar complete with free bottled water and magazines in English and French. All we needed was some Crystal and we'd be right up there with all the rockstars.
After we got to the airport and checked in, we still had an hour to kill. During that time, our Congresswoman's aide finally decided to use the cell phone number I kept giving him during phone tag. He set us up for a private tour of the Capitol, and the Kennedy Center, as well as one of the few White House tours while we were there. Since you can only tour the White House and the Capitol through your representative, we had figured we wouldn't get a chance to see them. Right after that call, a friend called with another bit of unexpected good news. Things were getting off to a great start.
The plane ride to DC was pretty uneventful. We had an hour and a half layover in Salt Lake City. Shrek the Third was the movie during the second leg. We both skipped it and watched movies on the ipod instead.
We got to Dulles Airport at 11:30 at night and found that there weren't many options at that time to get to our hotel 30 miles away in the city. We paid for SuperShuttle again because it was slightly cheaper than the rest. The only other guy in the van was a Vietnam vet from Compton who was there for his brother in law's funeral at Arlington the next day. He told us stories about him, his two brothers, and the brother in law all making it back from Vietnam unharmed for several tours. Crazy stuff. As we got into the city, we could see some of the monuments lit up around us. It was very surreal seeing them so huge, and right there in front of us. It reminded me why I've wanted to visit again since I was last there 16 years ago for my 8th grade trip.
We got to the hotel a little before 1am. Even though no one was on the road, the driver kept to the highway speed limit of 45. What's up with that? The hotel was very nice, within a few blocks of the Capitol, and had a Irish theme to it too. We hadn't eaten all day so we asked the front desk about food and found out about a place that delivered pizza until 4:30am. After we ate, we watched a little tv and went to bed.
On Tueday August 7, we got picked up at 9am for our trip to Washington DC and beyond. The SuperShuttle driver who was supposed to get us had a family emergency that morning, which meant that instead of riding to the airport in one of those big blue shared vans,we got a private ride in a Lincoln Towncar complete with free bottled water and magazines in English and French. All we needed was some Crystal and we'd be right up there with all the rockstars.
After we got to the airport and checked in, we still had an hour to kill. During that time, our Congresswoman's aide finally decided to use the cell phone number I kept giving him during phone tag. He set us up for a private tour of the Capitol, and the Kennedy Center, as well as one of the few White House tours while we were there. Since you can only tour the White House and the Capitol through your representative, we had figured we wouldn't get a chance to see them. Right after that call, a friend called with another bit of unexpected good news. Things were getting off to a great start.
The plane ride to DC was pretty uneventful. We had an hour and a half layover in Salt Lake City. Shrek the Third was the movie during the second leg. We both skipped it and watched movies on the ipod instead.
We got to Dulles Airport at 11:30 at night and found that there weren't many options at that time to get to our hotel 30 miles away in the city. We paid for SuperShuttle again because it was slightly cheaper than the rest. The only other guy in the van was a Vietnam vet from Compton who was there for his brother in law's funeral at Arlington the next day. He told us stories about him, his two brothers, and the brother in law all making it back from Vietnam unharmed for several tours. Crazy stuff. As we got into the city, we could see some of the monuments lit up around us. It was very surreal seeing them so huge, and right there in front of us. It reminded me why I've wanted to visit again since I was last there 16 years ago for my 8th grade trip.
We got to the hotel a little before 1am. Even though no one was on the road, the driver kept to the highway speed limit of 45. What's up with that? The hotel was very nice, within a few blocks of the Capitol, and had a Irish theme to it too. We hadn't eaten all day so we asked the front desk about food and found out about a place that delivered pizza until 4:30am. After we ate, we watched a little tv and went to bed.
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