The boys are 1/2 Tenley and they were excited because there is a Tenley Town on the red metro line so after walking........and walking......... we decided to take a quick trip there, pick up a T-shirt for their mom (you would think being a University town they would have something with the name Tenley on it. But no, they sent us to Bethesda (only 2 stops further on the red line to) Mustard Seed but alas, they were closed! Kris, we tried really hard but this was all we could get from Tenley Town!!
Goldie had a really busy day today, it started out at the Capitol building after having another good breakfast at the hotel.
Josh and Luke at the Capitol before our MN tour.
Luke got in a lot of trouble today, mostly because of his Packer hat!!
The boys had gotten passes from Michelle Bachmann's office and she was there when we came to go for our tour.
Christine Roeske-McMillan, my friend from college, and her family were scheduled for the same tour we took, very fun to meet her family and share some time together in DC. Won't tell you how many years it has been since we were at UWRF together!!
Brandon Berg was our Capital tour guide! He was a good guide except forgot to tell us we couldn't take our back packs and they had to be taken back up the office. By the time we went through all the security places, we had given them everything we had but our clothes, and Luke's hat which got him in trouble again for having it on in the gallery!!
South View of the Capital. We got to go to the gallery and they were voting on HR 170 and we got to watch how they voted. I am not really too up on my politics but I did recognize Charlie Rangel (sp?). After Josh's visa card was rejected at the gift store at the Capital, we had a nice meal at the cafe. We were feeling really good: backpack, glasses, retainer, hat, money, we hadn't lost a thing until we went up to pick up our belongings at Bachmann's office. They had "misplaced" my camera bag. "Oops, don't know where it could have been put!" All I said was, "this is a problem!" and eventually it was found!
Josh and Luke at the Washington Monument
Can't forget Goldie!
Good thing MN and WI were so close at the WWII War Memorial!
Vietnam Memorial Wall
More geocaching!
More geocaching!
By the time we had walked and walked we thought we would like to take a cab to the metro station. I was on the phone trying to get someone to pick us up and I heard the boys saying that they flagged one down on Constitution Ave. Hopped in and the guy had on a turbin and kind of spoke English. Don't worry, Grandma, we are all safe!!
It was a really busy day and we have another with not so much walking tomorrow, so we better go!
Luke says: "I am tired and feet hurt, but it was a great day DC!!!!!!!!!"
Josh says: "I didn't think the walking was that bad, so I had a lot of fun (I was the one who got us the taxi!) in Washington today!"
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