Today we woke up bright and early, at 7:30 in the morning. We got ready and headed off for Washington D.C., but in two separate cars because there were eight of us. Then we went to the Museum of Natural History. It was very cool, but extremely busy. The boys and I got through all the exhibits on the second floor which included the ocean, dinosaurs, and mammals. After that we went outside and ate lunch om the front lawn of the Museum.
Then we walked to the National Archives. This was my favorite part of the day. We got to get right up near the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. I cannot begin to describe how powerful it was. To be so near to Those powerful documents...I mean when you think about it they are the most important documents in the world. And to see with my own eyes the signatures of the men that formed the United States of America. Wow. It was extremely moving, powerful, and just indescribable. I highly, highly recommend it.
After the National Archives, we went to another part of the Air and Space Museum, called Udvar-Hazy. All it had were airplanes, and a small space section. It was in a big hanger, which was very cool. Everyone had fun, but I think Myles liked it the best.
After such a busy day we are all exhausted. We just finished dinner (leftovers from last night) and I am full and tired. Goodnight!
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But you forgot to mention that the Udvar-Hazy houses a retired Space Shuttle, the SR-71 Blackbird (the actual world's fastest airplane at 2,173 mph), a Concorde jet, the Enola Gay, a Corsair, the Wright Brothers model II, full scale PAC-3 and SM-3 missile shrouds, plus hundreds of other planes spanning the entire history of flight from the beginnings at Kitty Hawk to today. Cool place - just much more air than space!
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