I’m currently on day 10 of social distancing, reminiscing on my trip to Philly and DC pre-pandemic pandemonium. We came home on Tuesday, and by Thursday the NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS announced the postponement of the upcoming season, the borders were closed, museums closed and public tours were discontinued for the time being, so our timing could not have been more perfect.
The highlight of the trip (for me, at least): the whole 10 minutes I spent in the National Gallery juuusst before it closed!
Independence Hall
Picturesque doorways in Philadelphia
Christ Church, where George Washington and Betsy Ross worshipped. Benjamin Franklin is buried in the adjacent cemetery.
Ran up the Rocky steps! (Fun fact: Justin Bieber was at this exact spot minutes before we got there. We barely missed him. One more lonely girl.)
Still swooning over the train station in DC
Pro tip: Don’t get the orange blossom flavor, it tastes like sunscreen.
Paid tribute to MY queens, Jackie O. and Nancy Reagan at the Museum of American History
The views from the Lincoln Memorial cannot be beat.
Vietnam Memorial. Though it may just look like a wall, every aspect of it has purpose and symbolism.
George and Martha Washington’s Mount Vernon. The key to Bastille (the French prison that was stormed, sparking the French Revolution) hangs in the home as a gift from Lafayette to Washington.
Arlington National Cemetery
View from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Long live American Camelot
The cherry blossom trees were just starting to bloom at Arlington. They are so beautiful!
We got a tour of the Capitol Building and saw the hallway the presidents walk through on their way to their inauguration. Maybe I’ll be there one day.
The Apotheosis of Washington in the Capitol rotunda. Read up on the meaning and symbolism!
In my element at the National Gallery of Art and trying to take in everything before they kicked me out for closing
I came specifically to see this, Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life.
Touring The White House (which has a red room, a green room, a blue room, a china room and, most importantly, a soccer field.)