A family trip to Washington DC

Washington is amazing, when we arrived there we dropped our bags off and went in search for food. The first meal we had was in Chinatown we had some sort of soup with chicken and noodles. It was very nice.

The next day we went walking and we passed the Lincoln memorial, Washington Monument and Capitol Hill. The Washington Monument was made out of two types of stone because the first stone they used ran out! When we were at Capitol Hill we saw the Marine band playing. Also that day we passed the White House and had a little chat with a not so secret, secret service officer, with a large badge on his chest saying “Secret Service”, who told us some interesting facts about the White House.

Whilst we were walking we talked lots about all the films which we’ve seen which have been set in Washington: We’d just come from New York where the film Night at the Museum was set, then we followed the film to Washington for the sequel. There are so many films such as Iron Man 2, Captain America, Evan Almighty and especially National Treasure.

That night the Dallas shooting went on, the next morning we walked passed the White House and the security level had gone up so much. Yesterday the barriers were around a meter from the garden fence and today it was at the edge of the pavement with nearly twice as many guards. It was a little strange being in a city which is so famous all around the world, and if something happens a long way away, there in an impact in Washington.

The following day we went on an old town trolley tour, and ended up at the Arlington Cemetery where lots of soldiers were buried. We heard a 21-gun salute, and saw the changing of the guard at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

We had two wonderful guides on the trolley buses Jewel and Harley they told us lots of interesting facts about Washington and were really funny.

There are lots of museums in Washington, many are part of the Smithsonian Institute. We went to the Air and Space museum which is one of the most popular in the world. It has Amelia Earhart’s plane (she landed this in Wales!), and the Wright Flyer. I learned that the Wright brother made bicycles before they made planes.

And I hope everyone enjoys it as much as we did!