{"id":1918,"date":"2014-06-30T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T23:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2014-07-01T20:52:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T01:52:15","slug":"day-4-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/?p=1918","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We did not have to start out too early this morning which was nice. We had breakfast in the hotel room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2974.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_2974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2974_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2974\" width=\"659\" height=\"496\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, we took a circulator bus to the U.S. Capitol. We passed by the Supreme Court where there was quite a ruckus going on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_2981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2981_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2981\" width=\"659\" height=\"495\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the help of the Thompsons, we got a staff led tour of the Capitol from Congressman Thornberry\u2019s office. It was great.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the crypt, this star is the center of D.C\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_2982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2982_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2982\" width=\"659\" height=\"495\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker\u2019s balcony\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_2983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2983\" width=\"658\" height=\"494\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The old Senate chamber\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_2988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2988_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2988\" width=\"661\" height=\"497\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We then got to go into the House chamber gallery. No electronic devices so no pictures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the Supreme Court across the street\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_2990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2990_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2990\" width=\"661\" height=\"496\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the way back to the hotel, we passed the Marine Barracks\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_3001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3001_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3001\" width=\"660\" height=\"496\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a quick stop back at the hotel and Subway for lunch, we went to the Holocaust Museum. Not a place you want to or allowed to take pictures. It is a very moving place.<\/p>\n<p>After, we did a lot of walking and went where we had planned to go Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_3007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3007_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3007\" width=\"440\" height=\"585\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stopped by the Vietnam Memorial and left flags that Donna H gave us to place next to some names. Here is one, Ronald S. Athanasiou\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3024_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3024\" width=\"664\" height=\"499\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then we stopped by the Lincoln Memorial\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_3029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3029_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3029\" width=\"669\" height=\"503\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_3031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3031_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3031\" width=\"670\" height=\"504\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_3033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmashburn.com\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3033_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3033\" width=\"671\" height=\"504\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then after a looooong hike to the Metro, we headed back to the hotel. We had Five Guys (again) for dinner cause it is right across the street AND good.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight the boys went swimming and hopefully we will get to bed early cause we have a early start on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We did not have to start out too early this morning which was nice. We had breakfast in the hotel room. Then, we took a circulator bus to the U.S. Capitol. We passed by the Supreme Court where there was quite a ruckus going on. 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