Washington DC Day 3

Garrett was so excited to learn that the Air and Space Museum had two buildings. We drove to the second one on the third day in D.C. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is near the Dulles airport in a hangar. Why a hangar? Because it's filled with airplanes and space shuttles.

Below is Garrett standing in front of the Enola Gay.Here we are in front of the Enterprise --no, not the Star Trek one.

After hitting the gift shop to purchase a couple of books for Max, we ate lunch at McDonald's again--they sure have the market cornered. Then we went to Arlington Cemetery. On the way there, we saw the Iwo Jima Memorial. Once at the cemetery, we walkedwalkedwalkedwalked in the heatheatheatheat. We passed the Kennedy graves and saw the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Arlington is impressive. It's beautiful and sad and patriotic all at the same time. The various tombstones tell so many stories that they speak over themselves in the serene setting until it's overwhelming. Even the origin of Arlington is a meaningful story.

Max and I enjoy the view from Arlington House, Robert E. Lee's home for 30 years.