Day 4 - DC with Henry

Today was another busy day! It would be nice to take a little easier pace, but since we're only here once and there's so much to see and do, we've packed a pretty tight schedule.

We let Henry sleep in a little later this morning and after breakfast took off for the Museum of the Bible. The line was a block long and it took about 30 minutes before we got through the front door. One could easily spend an entire day there, no joke! I'm sorry to say we didn't even make it through all 6 floors, but we enjoyed what we did see.

One of my favorite parts was "All Creation Sings" inspired by Psalm 148 and described as "an immersive worship experience." It was really cool, and at the end those watching were invited to touch the screen. I was able to capture a short video of Henry doing that.

 

6 floors - no way to see it all!

inside Museum of the Bible

very early manuscripts

 

There was much more to see but we also had planned to visit the Vietnam Memorial Wall and it was getting on in the afternoon. Once again, we Uber-ed to that location and Ronnie was able to find the names of 2 of his friends who died in service to our country during the Vietnam war. I took photos of the wall, a Christmas tree with soldiers photos and 2 statues, one to the different branches of service and one to the women who served. I just finished reading "The Women" by Kristin Hannah for book club so I was happy to take that photo to share with the group. 

 

Vietnam Memorial

Three Soldiers Monument

Ronald Martin

looking for Ronnie's friend

 

 

Vietnam Memorial Wall decorated for Christmas, Lincoln Monument in background

 

From there, we walked a fairly short distance to the Lincoln Memorial and climbed the many steps to the top to take our photo with Abraham Lincoln's statue. It was also a great place to look out over the mall toward the Washington Monument. By the time we were done, the temperature was beginning to drop so we called an Uber, this time getting a Tesla which Henry especially enjoyed riding in.

 

Ronnie & Henry - Lincoln Memorial

 

Henry & Jan - Lincoln Memorial

National Mall - view from Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument

 

We decided that rather than battle the traffic and go out for dinner again, we would just eat leftovers in the apartment, which is exactly what we did. Henry had a Frito chili pie, Ronnie had nachos and I had Captain Peanut Butter Crunch. ha! Before long it was thundering and lightning so we were happy to be back and tucked in for the night.