Tuesday, October 17, 2006

A Little Hike And A Pass Through The Zoo

This weekend we spent outside trying to soak up the last few weekends of nice weather! First we went hiking outside the city about 15 miles. It was absolutely amazing! We were in the middle of the woods and then the trail turned into boulder climbing and before we knew it we were climbing boulders out onto a river with a beautiful view! It was the most amazing site I have seen since arriving here! Then, the next day we spent at the National Zoo. Who knew that there were only a couple zoos in the U.S. that had giant pandas and DC is one of them?? I thought for sure that every zoo had pandas...guess not! After checkin out the animals we were wiped out. It was a busy weekend...but totally worth it!

DC Tip #8: I never intended to make this a tip because I thought for sure that nearly everyone was aware that the National Mall...IS NOT A SHOPPING MALL!!...but I have been asked by a number of intelligent human beings if the National Mall has an A&F or Macy's...NOPE! BUT...if you are looking for the Capitol Building, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam Wall...or even the Smithsonian, then you are in the right place!

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