Susan and I have returned from our trip to Washington D.C. It was an awesome trip. We are so blessed to have been able to go and see our nation’s capitol. I would recommend it for everyone. To see this great city that has our nation’s history, art, Christian heritage and beauty.
We got around mostly by foot. Parking is almost non-existent and costly. Just to have a car parked at our hotel would have cost $33 a night. So we opted to go the way the travel books recommended, by metro. We sure had sore feet after walking so much and we were exhausted each evening, but it was well worth it. The metro was quite an adventure, but now we feel like old pros. It is amazing to think that a great many people get around this way all the time. I think I could live with it. It is certainly more healthy to walk more. It is certainly less expensive than owning a car, too.
Of course there are limitations and inconveniences, such as when we were going to the airport on our way home we took the metro to the appropriate stop (which is fun to come out of the ground and experience a new place all of a sudden) and then we were to catch the bus to the airport. Well so were about 20 other people and the bus was like 45 minutes late and packed to the whole aisle being full of standing people for a 45 minute bus ride. Well thankfully we were still on time to catch our plane. Later that night the area got 6 inches of snow, so we made it b
efore everything shut down.
Well, we viewed the Capitol Building and went on a tour. We also were blessed to get some free Senate tickets to view it in action. That was cool, though there was not much going on in the chamber, but just to be there and see where laws are made was inspiring.
That is the word I would use for this great building, the seat of our nations government, inspiring. The whole trip was inspiring. It makes feel like there is hope. Even when we may not agree with all that Washington is doing, there is hope, as we see the great history and the many trials we have overcome to get where we are. So, the trials we face today I believe with God’s help we will continue to overcome them. We are the greatest nation in the world because of great men who believed and followed the principles in the Word of God.
We also went to many of the free Smithsonian museums. We kind of had to make a whirlwind tour as there was too much to see and not enough time (there for four days). I would love to go back to see more. We went to the State Department and saw where dignitaries came to be entertained by our leaders. This place was filled with priceless pieces hundreds of years old. We went to the National Archives where the Declaration of Independence is kept and the Constitution and Bill of Rights. We went to the Washington Monument, drove by many others as well. What a trip.
This makes me want to declare the greatness of a great God who allowed people of faith to forge such a nation. Let’s keep our nation strong by living the values and principles of God that were implemented in our founding documents. God Bless America. Keep praying for her leaders.
We got around mostly by foot. Parking is almost non-existent and costly. Just to have a car parked at our hotel would have cost $33 a night. So we opted to go the way the travel books recommended, by metro. We sure had sore feet after walking so much and we were exhausted each evening, but it was well worth it. The metro was quite an adventure, but now we feel like old pros. It is amazing to think that a great many people get around this way all the time. I think I could live with it. It is certainly more healthy to walk more. It is certainly less expensive than owning a car, too.
Of course there are limitations and inconveniences, such as when we were going to the airport on our way home we took the metro to the appropriate stop (which is fun to come out of the ground and experience a new place all of a sudden) and then we were to catch the bus to the airport. Well so were about 20 other people and the bus was like 45 minutes late and packed to the whole aisle being full of standing people for a 45 minute bus ride. Well thankfully we were still on time to catch our plane. Later that night the area got 6 inches of snow, so we made it b
efore everything shut down.Well, we viewed the Capitol Building and went on a tour. We also were blessed to get some free Senate tickets to view it in action. That was cool, though there was not much going on in the chamber, but just to be there and see where laws are made was inspiring.
That is the word I would use for this great building, the seat of our nations government, inspiring. The whole trip was inspiring. It makes feel like there is hope. Even when we may not agree with all that Washington is doing, there is hope, as we see the great history and the many trials we have overcome to get where we are. So, the trials we face today I believe with God’s help we will continue to overcome them. We are the greatest nation in the world because of great men who believed and followed the principles in the Word of God.
We also went to many of the free Smithsonian museums. We kind of had to make a whirlwind tour as there was too much to see and not enough time (there for four days). I would love to go back to see more. We went to the State Department and saw where dignitaries came to be entertained by our leaders. This place was filled with priceless pieces hundreds of years old. We went to the National Archives where the Declaration of Independence is kept and the Constitution and Bill of Rights. We went to the Washington Monument, drove by many others as well. What a trip.
This makes me want to declare the greatness of a great God who allowed people of faith to forge such a nation. Let’s keep our nation strong by living the values and principles of God that were implemented in our founding documents. God Bless America. Keep praying for her leaders.
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