DC Experience

Our travel adventure to the capital of the United States was definitely an experience of a lifetime. There are so many attractions, free admission to the museums, historic neighborhoods and how about those monuments, buildings and memorials? Despite of the long travel from Hawaii, we were so excited to start exploring this magnificent city.

When I was planning our to-do list, I came up with a long list of interesting attractions. I didn’t realize 10-days was not even close to see half of the things I have on the list. Anyway, we did get to see and tour the major attractions though, so that's always good enough. Beside, we saw how our lifetime salary/retirement $$ printed in just a few minutes. Boo to that, but it was awesome!

When we talk about 'the mall', we always think about shopping (for me anyway). In DC, The Mall is a perfect place to relax and take in the sights and sounds of the city. It is in the center of town surrounded by the Smithsonian buildings, the US capitol building and the Washington monument. We happened to witness how the surroundings lighted up at night. Oh it was spectacular. Our hotel was only a few blocks away from the US Capitol building. So one night, we decided to walk and we were so lucky to be there on the same night the Navy Band performed live in front of the building. The reflection of the sunset through the US Capitol building while listening to the band was breathtaking. LOVED IT!

I can say a lot of things but I don't want to bore you. Overall, we had a great time. We're looking forward to our next travel adventure together. I put together a slideshow below, so please enjoy!