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Old 30 Dec 17, 02:55 PM  
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No Disney?! A winter getaway to Washington DC and Delaware! Day 2

11th Dec

This morning we had breakfast in the hotel again, today we both had omelettes which resulted in a slightly higher cost of $20 including tip.



We left the hotel around 10 and our first task of the day was to send a package of chocolate to a friend in South Carolina. On Jennifer’s recommendation we went to the USPS which was about a block away.

Thankfully it was a little warmer out today So our plan for today was to visit some of the monuments and memorials. On our previous trip we took a guided tour and so this time we decided we would self tour them.

We started with the Washington memorial which is currently closed for repairs so we could only take photos from the outside – it’s a lot bigger than it seems when you get close to it!



We then did a circuit which included the World War 2 memorial, the reflecting pool followed by the Lincoln and Korean War memorials. It was slightly disappointing to see that there were several signs telling people to “respect the memorials”.















We then went in search of a coffee and cake which we found at a Starbucks near GW university.



Taking a slightly extended tour we then headed back via Lincoln to see the following monuments/memorials: Martin Luther King Jr, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson.









We then walked past the bureau of printing and engraving and the Holocaust memorial/museum.

Continuing our long trek around the city we walked all the way across to the Capitol building where we took a few photos outside including the Ulysses S Grant statue and yet another Xmas tree.







We had decided we wanted a picture we had seen at the Christmas market and so we walked to 8th Street and got ourselves a couple of items Then finally we headed back to the hotel whilst also finding a restaurant along the way for dinner.

We arrived back at around 1700 so had a couple of hours rest before dinner at The Hamilton at 1900. It was much colder on the walk across but luckily it wasn’t too far from the hotel. We had a really good meal and had a group of secret service sat 2 tables away from us!









Dinner was $100 including tip and in the way back we stopped to take a few night time photos of the Christmas tree!





(34985 steps, 14.78 miles)

Edited at 03:09 PM.
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Great photos.
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Lots of walking today. Great photos.
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Lots of walking today. Great photos.
There was! And thanks - all photos taken on our phones 😀
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Huge amount of steps and such lovely clear photo's!
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Huge amount of steps and such lovely clear photo's!
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