On The Mall and In The Potomac...

This weekend we headed to the National Mall for some sightseeing and then we spent an awesome Columbus Day kayaking on the Potomac River. We hit up the National Gallery of Art...my first art museum. It was very interesting and that building was like a maze...but the architecture was amazing! Then we headed to the Air and Space Museum. By the way...they have updated all of their exihibits and Pluto is officially no longer a planet. There is even a memorial dedicated to its existance. Then we walked to the Washington Monument, WWII Memorial, Lincoln Memorial (yeah Abe!), and then we passed by the Vietnam Wall. It was a long walk, but definitely a good time. Then Monday a group of interns spent the day kayaking in the Potomac River. From the river we could see the Kennedy Center, the National Cathedral, and the Washington Monument...it was amazing! Then we stopped in the middle of the river and docked our boats on a HUGE rock, where we took a swim. Good times!

DC Tip #6: Never judge distances using National Monuments! Just because you can see the monument does NOT mean that you are close. Apparently you can see these massive stone landmarks and still be miles away. This is definitely a handy tip!!