Washington D.C. Days 2 and 3

I loved visiting Ford's Theater where Lincoln was shot and learning more about this great man. He is one of my favorite presidents. It was also interesting to learn that his son was nicknamed Tad because as a baby his head was so large he looked like a tadpole.
We ran into Samuel L. Jackson! How awesome is that? (it's actually wax)

I was really looking forward to the American History Museum to see these:

and these:

And I was pleasantly surprised to see the original Star-Spangled Banner. I didn't know it was preserved. This flag is massive. It's 30 ft. x 34 ft. You can't take pictures of it, but here is a picture of a picture.

Seeing this flag was a touching moment as I thought of what it represents. This was one of my favorite things this trip.

This day I also got to see money being made and visit the Holocaust Museum. That was a very humbling and sad museum, but well worth it.

I ended the day by riding the Metro out to visit my friend Sara. We were neighbors in Hawaii. They had just moved there a few weeks before and I couldn't miss the chance to see her. I miss having Sara stop by our apt. on her way home every day and also sampling each other's cooking. That girl can cook!

We only had a few hours on our last day in D.C. so a teacher and I made the most of it by going to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Way better than the other wax museums in Gettysburg! The models have so much detail it seems they could come to life at any moment.

Compare Gettysburg's to Madame Tussaud's.

All in all, this was a wonderful trip. I learned a lot that will help my teaching, and I now have pictures and souvenirs to share with my students. Getting to know my colleagues better was also a great part of this trip.

My work in D.C. is done.