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I’m/we’re still not feeling well. My skull feels like it’s going to crack open like a nut in a nutcracker, and that almost sounds appealing since it would surely release some of this painful pressure!

Anyway, I wanted to at least document our Washington, D.C. trip’s destinations, in preparation for later posts sharing photos and experiences from the trip.

Things We Visited During our Washington, D.C. Trip:

Saturday, October 1st:

• The National Mall, which includes the following iconic sights:
• Washington Monument
• National World War II Memorial (opened April 29, 2004)
• Lincoln Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial (”The Wall”)
• The White House (exterior only, viewed from Pennsylvania Avenue)

Sunday, October 2nd:

• Shenandoah National Park & the Appalachian Trail (obligatory 1/4 mile hike on the Trail)

Monday, October 3rd:

• Manassas National Battlefield Park (”Bull Run”)
• Smithsonian (National) Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center (opened December 15, 2003)

Tuesday, October 4th:

• Arlington National Cemetary (including experiencing heightened security due to a visit from the foreign ambassador of Malta)
• Tomb of the Unknowns
• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (opened April 26, 1993)
• Jefferson Memorial
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Wednesday, October 5th:

• U.S. Capitol (exterior only)
• Smithsonian (National) Air & Space Museum (including the formal dedication of SpaceShipOne by Burt Rutan)
• National Museum of the American Indian

Thursday, October 6th:

• Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Friday, October 7th:

• Great Falls National Park (on the Potomac River)
• Return visit to Smithsonian (National) Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

Saturday, October 8th (A very rainy final day in D.C.):

• Smithsonian Natural History Museum
• Return visit to the National Museum of the American Indian

Sunday, October 9th:

• Serenity, viewed at a 6-screen theatre near our hotel, in Reston, Virginia
• Return home to San Antonio, Texas, arriving around 10:30 PM CST.