DC

OK, so Jane wanted a vacation and I had some vacation to use up. Isabelle is off from school and here we are in DC. This is a short little teaser post of some of what is coming up.

The drive up was OK. Isabelle was tolerable in the car and we saw Virginia in the fall. Not too bad for scenery. It is much like NS, just no ocean. We did Gunston Hall today, the home of George Mason. Until now the only thing I knew about George Mason was that the school, George Mason University, used to have one of the best Volleyball teams on the east coast. Now I hear this guy was buddy buddy with the other George (Washington) and really got a bum wrap on the whole founding fathers deal. He was there, just didn't sign. See the links for more info.

Other than that the big adventure was driving into Washington. Traffic was OK but they still don't know how to drive here. The real story is the scenery. Just driving in we went by the Pentagon (sort of by mistake), saw the Kennedy Center, the Washington Memorial in the distance, and some very lovely parts of the city, including the Potomac River and all the bridges that cross it. Washington and surroundings are obviously beautiful but also incredibly bike and pedestrian friendly, essentially what you'd expect of a capital.

We also walked Alexandria before coming in. Tomorrow is the zoo, or should I say the National Zoological Park. Isabelle is looking forward to it and is fast asleep, a major improvement over yesterday. I hope it goes well (or at least better) from here on in. Stay tuned. I'll probably post a little each day, if ther is time. We have sooooo much to try to do.....