Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Leg 3 & 4: What?!? No government shut down??? Washington DC/ Baltimore

Williamsburg is only two hours from my brother's home in the D.C. suburbs. We arrived earlier than expected and chilled out on the couch for hours.

At this point, we were exhausted. We vegged.

The Government got it's act together just before we arrived.

I know... collective "awwww!"

I have protests planned. I was going to host a poster making night. We were going to participate in the government process by being active citizens and utilizing our right to gather... alas! This was not to happen.

Instead, we grabbed dinner in Falls Church (Vietnamese of course!) and then did an evening round of the monuments.

We did get out of the car for the new WW2 memorial. It was amazing! Isabel practiced her reading with each of the engraved plaques. We had a lesson in being respectful in war memorials. She learned it quickly and beautifully. I was quite proud.





The next day Megan (my sister-in-law) and I headed to The Four Seasons DC for a luxurious spa day. 

We started at breakfast in which Megan proclaimed that THIS is the best thing she ever placed in her mouth.


This is a CRONUT. It is a cross between a doughnut and croissant filled with cinnamony custard. 

We enjoyed an amazing omelette filled with boursin cheese and crab. We also had a salmon dish with miso soup. Everything was amazing!!!





^^ See all the mirrors in the Four Seasons bathroom? ^^

We headed off to the spa to enjoy the facilities. We booked a facial and massage. My facial was great! Megan wasn't too sure if she liked her facial, but loved the arm and foot massage.

Next, we were in for massages, but ACK! Megan's masseuse left due to a family emergency. 

Megan has never experienced a massage before, so I WAS NOT taking her massage. Megan wasn't going to let me go without. We worked out two 30 minute massages. YAY!!!

After our massages, we spent time in the whirlpool and the other facilities.








Our last day was spent shopping, cooking, and pumpkin carving. I was quite impressed with the ingenuity of my brother's foster daughter, who took my salmon and made a sandwich out of it.






Isabel broke out her face paint kit again to set up Jackson with some army face.








Baltimore

Next, we spent one night in Baltimore. 

Yes, we stayed inside the Inner Harbor... Apparently anywhere outside is a war zone.

We didn't see anything particularly unsavory other than a few more homeless individuals than usual.

We DID see something awesome! The National Aquarium!!!









I was very impressed with the presentation format of the aquarium. It was dark, so sorry about some of the pictures...

Then off for some famous Maryland crab!!! Yes! My favorite!

Isabel's legs gave out, so Cici helped us get to the bus.


Public transporation >>>>>>>




Now, the good stuff!







We really enjoyed Baltimore and would have loved to spend more time, but ONWARD!!!


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