Day two started out just as gorgeous as the first and after a quick buffet breakfast we were off to the subway again to make our way back to the National Mall to see all the things we had missed the day before. On our way though we decided to take a detour to Arlington Cemetery. Good choice.
The view was breathtaking from the top of the cemetery. You could see the whole mall and the bridge that crossed the river to the Lincoln Memorial.
There was also a part in the cemetery called the Tomb of the Unknowns which contains the remains of unknown American Soldiers from World War 1 and II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. The tomb is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by specially trained members of the 3rd United States Infantry.(the Old Guard) They do a changing of the guard every 30 minutes and have a strict way of marching when they are on guard at the tomb. It was a very touching thing to watch and see how very attentive and honored they are to do this.
It says "Here Rest In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known But To God."
After the cemetery, we headed onto the mall where we went to the Smithsonian Air museum. I know a few little boys who would have LOVED this building.
The actual Wright Brothers plane. The only thing they had to replace was the fabric on the wings.
We also went to the Holocaust Museum but there was no photography allowed. Last place we went to was of course, the White House.
Good thing it was the last place because it started to rain and we took that as our sign to head home. Needless to say we will be coming back soon to check out the rest of DC that we didn't get to checkout in our fun filled 2 day trip.
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