"A Day in Washington D.C."

by Timothy

A month ago, we went to Washington City. There we saw the huge white marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.


Next we walked to the Vietnam War Memorial, a long, black wall with the names of everyone who died in the Vietnam War.

After a picnic lunch, we walked to the White House. As we were walking, we saw the President's helicopter land at the White House and take off again.


Next we went on a bus to the Air and Space Museum, and saw an Apollo Lunar Lander and the plane that the Wright brothers flew.
We went to the Natural History Museum and saw a fern leaf and maple seed, perfectly preserved in fossils, and other things.

Last, we saw the Arlington Cemetery by bus and saw the changing of the guard for the tomb of the unknown soldier. The day in Washington was very interesting and fun.


(Amazingly, they do the changing of the guard every 1/2 hour during the day in the summer months, every hour in the winter, and every 2 hours at night - year-round! The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through every kind of weather.
Another interesting fact about Arlington National Cemetery -- over 320, 000 Americans are buried there, most of them soldiers with their wives and children. It was a good reminder to us that "Freedom is not free," especially since they were celebrating Memorial Day that weekend, which is why the army had placed a flag by each grave.)