First of all, no trip would be complete without visiting two of Chris' favorite food places from his childhood: Brenner's Bakery for the infamous elephant ears and Bugsy's Pizza for some delicous pizza pie. Let's not forget the multiple trips to his neighborhood 7-11 for big gulps- a favorite past time (and current practice) of Chris'.
Our most favorite part of the trip was visiting Mt. Vernon where George Washington lived. We toured the mansion and the grounds of the estate. It was so beautiful. I can see why Washington chose to live here.
Wouldn't this be the most awesome view to have from your window everyday?!? Chris grew up about 1 mile north of here along the Potomac River.
We also visited the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum out near Dulles Airport. They had tons of different air craft from a Wright Brothers model plane to the Enterprise space shuttle.
They also had the actual Enola Gay on display.
A trip to Washington D.C. is also not complete without visiting the monuments and Smithsonian museums. We spent a day at the Holocaust museum, the American History Museum, and the Air and Space Museum (different than the one at Dulles Airport). The next day, we put on our running gear and ran from monument to monument starting at the Lincoln Memorial, down to the Capital, over to the White House and back making sure to catch all the other monuments in between. It was a fun way to see the monuments.
We made a stop at the Lincoln Memorial at night because we knew we wouldn't have our camera the next day while running. The Mall really looks beautiful at night with all the monuments lit up.
We both loved our time in Virginia together. Chris would move back anytime without question. He truly grew up in a beautiful, idyllic neighborhood. We hope to make it back soon!
