The family and I ran away from NY last week for a nice little family trip with the boys.? The last vacation, Hawaii, they were left behind with the grandparents. So we wanted to have some family time with the boys. ? Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with the 1300 photos I took but I will share a couple of my favorites from our 3 days in DC.? If you have never been, it is a great place to visit.? The National Zoo is free to enter, as well as all of the Smithsonian Museums.
I can’t complain about the weather since it didn’t rain a lot, but we did happen to pick the hottest day to hit the zoo. ? And on the hottest day, why do I feel the need to take 40lbs of photo equipment everywhere?
Baby gorilla and his momma.
The one time we did experience some bad weather, was during an evening? out to get some night shots of the monuments. I am not the best landscape shooter, but I thought it would be interesting. ? While taking a break and letting the boys soak there feet, the big bad storm clouds came crashing in.? I put the camera away and we started heading down the reflecting pool towards the Lincoln Memorial. About a quarter of the way down the wind picked up and the rain fell, and it fell hard.? By the time we jogged ourselves up to the basement of the memorial, we were soaked.? At least we weren’t the only ones.? There were about a hundred people taking cover there.? After the rain stopped, the lightning hung around.? When it was finally safe to leave, the storm had left its mark with down trees and? an amazing purple sky.
One of my favorite spots in DC, Iwo Jima.
The Hope Diamond, 45.52 carrots, HELLO!
Another reason we headed to DC the week we did, was to see the Red Sox play the Nationals.? It is so much easier to get tickets to a stadium with 41,ooo seats vs Fenway’s 35,000.?? I have to say, getting off the subway was like getting off the “T” in Kenmore Square.? There were more Red Sox fans than Nationals at this game.? Although the game didn’t turn out in our favor, Kieran kept the crowd in our section entertained with his dance moves and flirting.
Up Next, Baltimore.
