Wow! What a week we had in our nation’s capital. We got to the Westin Inn in Alexandria late Monday and I was seriously craving a steak. We had dinner at Joe Theismann’s restaurant and I highly recommend the filet mignon with crab cake.
On Tuesday, our first full day in D.C., we visited the Supreme Court and were given a private tour by the curator’s office, thanks to Ginni Thomas setting that up through her husband Justice Thomas’ office.
We also took the famous walk down the steps!
On our way back to the hotel, Karen suggested we visit Arlington National Cemetery since it was on the way. That was an excellent suggestion and we were so thankful for having the chance to visit this national treasure.
We saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:
We saw the Kennedy family gravesite:
And most moving were all the headstones, hundreds of thousands, throughout this great landmark.
I saw tombstones from the Civil War up through the Iraqi and Afghanistan Wars, and also saw Charles “Chic” Burlingame’s gravesite. Chic was the pilot of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. This was very special to Karen and me because it was Chic’s sister Debra who introduced Mark Levin to Hope Rides Alone and because of Mark we would be attending the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in two days.
We saw the graves of all those magnificent heroes and I told Karen that our Eddie is one of those heroes, and although he is not in Arlington, he is buried where he wanted to be, in the Veteran’s Cemetery of his hometown.
God’s hand was so apparent to us last week; through Eddie’s short yet magnificent life our lives are still being blessed. Thank you Jesus!
Tomorrow we’ll talk about our visit with Justice Clarence Thomas.
That must have been incredible Dave. I’m glad you had a safe and wonderful trip. I’d love to go there someday- maybe for one of those ultimate homeschool trips! God Bless~ Carolyn
You are a great American, Dave! There is something special about the Nation’s Capital. You and Karen made it a better place for the day! 🙂
Can’t wait to read the rest….God bless you~Sherri
ps all the people at Arlington are Eddie’s brothers…what a blessing you got to go there!
Thanks Dave for sharing your trip with us. Looking forward to your next post.
All my love,
Minji
I’m so glad you had a very blessed time in Washington, D.C. 🙂 . I think the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most intriguing things about Washington, D.C., and it’d be even more neat to actually go there! Washington sure looks like a beautiful city (at least at the tourist attractions)!