One of the stops on the tour bus was the Jefferson Memorial, which put us on the bottom part of the Tidal Basin which is where a lot of the Cherry Blossoms are, so we figured - that works awesome. They told us that we would probably wait an hour for a bus, but we thought that was better than waiting in traffic to find a parking spot close by.
However, we got lucky and hopped right on a bus - how convenient, right?
Wrong. We got as far as the Washington Monument when the bus driver stated "this is the stop for the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials." What?? The Jefferson is like a million miles from the Washington Monument...we must be hearing wrong.
Not. Because of the traffic the tour buses were not running their loop around the tidal basin. How nice to tell us BEFORE we purchased tickets, since that was our destination to begin with...
So, we walked from the Washington Monument, down one side of the tidal basin to get some good shots of the Jefferson Memorial and the beautiful cherry blossoms.
Then, we walked to the FDR Memorial, and to the Lincoln Memorial, since Tyler has been dying to see "the big guy that gets up and walks with all the bird poop" from Night at the Museum 2.
After that, we walked to the Korean War Memorial, and then to the WW2 Memorial.
Then back past the White House and to the bus stop at the White House Visitor Center (after a quick stop at the Roosevelt Building for a potty break and a smoothie).
We took the bus back to Union Station past the Capitol again and then drove home, where Tyler promptly fell asleep in the car, while Josh and I tried not to.
Despite all the walking, it was a great day, and I definitely had a fun time seeing the blossoms and enjoying the time with my family.
Will we do it again next year? Probably not...
2 comments:
I KNEW it was going to be crazy!! You are one BRAVE pregnant woman to head down there and do ALL that walking just to see some pretty flowers! They sure are pretty though- loved all your pics! And I'm sure it was nice to be with Josh too! Outings always seem a hundred times better when I've got Spencer's help (and company:)! Glad you guys had a good time and that you FINALLY got to see the cherry blossoms!
OH SNAP! I cant believe you went! and got pictures of blossoms without 09344830498304958340958304895 other people in them! That was impossible for me last year! Im so glad you updated your sad little blog too. It misses you. I miss you.
SEE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOON!
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