A Short Trip to Washington DC
Between the epic museums, awe-inspiring monuments and perfect sunny weather, my four-day trip in Washington DC flew by way too fast. Although I only skimmed the surface of all the awesome things this city has to offer I had a great first visit. Here are a few of the trip highlights. Monuments by Moonlight On the first night of our trip, we booked Old Town Trolley Tours’ fabulous Monuments by Moonlight tour. The trolley promptly arrived at our hotel in National Harbor (aka in bum f*** Egypt) at 6:30 p.m. and we embarked on a very windy ride down the freeway towards the heart of DC. Upon arriving at Union Station we boarded an even larger trolley where we met our tour guide “Hollywood” for the night. We made a number of big stops throughout the duration of the evening including: the Iwo Jima Marine Corps Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In addition to getting an up close...