The Civil War at Menassas and Gettysburg. Today Shelley and Zack went to museums and I went with the group to Gettysburg. Very interesting but too much to absorb. We had a guide that lived and breathed civil war. He gave us "civil war 501" when the group only wanted "101." Now I need to see all the popular civil war movies on Gettysburg again to help fill in the gaps.
Shelley and Zack went to National archives, Museum of natural history, and the Holocaust museum. I let them have the camera today so they were not inclined to take pictures of the holocaust. Here are a few pictures they did take.
The original Declaration of Independence in the national archives
Sienfeld fans should recognize this display
Pictures from the Natural History Museum
This the largest near perfect cut diamond, at 22 ct the Hope Diamond
These two pictures were taken a couple days ago of the Korean war memorial. It's of 19 soldiers walking through a rice patty. Best time to see at night....pretty eerie
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I wish I could see the pictures enlarged but that's okay maybe when we come up for Easter. So I guess the puffy shirt was in the archives? I think that's funny along with the HOpe diamond. Somehow I thought that was fake. Oh well. We are definitely coming but not until Friday. Lisa and Bryan will be around so we will be visiting with them so they can see Leah. Leah is doing well she is getting so strong and has gained a pound. I
So are you looking forward to getting back to plain old Idaho and putting that whole Capital of the free world behind you. It sure was fun to experience a little Washington DC through the eyes of the Baum Family. What an experience. I am glad you guys were able to go.
What a vacation! That is one place I would really love to visit someday. Thanks for the details.
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