Washington DC At Night

Vietnam War Memorial

Me and Mr. Abe Lincoln

Korean War Memorial

Korean War memorial - We found La France

Lincoln Memorial

Me at the World War II Memorial

I found WASHINGTON

World War II Memorial and Washington Memorial

World War II Memorial

Flags at the Washington Monument

It looks like I'm walking up the Washington Monument

The Washington Monument

We went into the city on friday night and we did a night monument walk. It was one of our goals of the summer to go around and see all or at least most of the monuments/memorials during the day and at night. I thought the night walk might be creepy and not very safe because we weren't leaving until 9pm and we didn't get home until midnight, but it wasn't scary at all. Actually lots of tourists do the night monument walk and there are security guards and rangers at the monuments still even at midnight.

It is also much better to walk around and see them at night, one because there are not as many tourists so it is much less crowded, and two because it is MUCH cooler and you don't feel like you are about to die of heat exhaustion. Also the monuments and memorials are quieter and I think much more magnificent at night.

So it was a pretty long walk around but definitely worth it, and I loved seeing all the monuments lit up, especially the World War II memorial. I think that one is the most magnificent at night because the water is all lit up and every state is lit up. This memorial has become my favorite, both during the day and at night.

Today, Saturday, I babysat again and made some money which was good, and I also LOVE the kids I babysit for, they are adorable. I think I am going to babysit for them one more time, and then they are going to have a nanny so I will be done, but that is probably good because I won't have very much time after next weekend. Also next weekend is July 4th in DC which should be VERY exciting!!!! Then the next weekend I'm going to Mount Vernon and the beach FINALLY, and then next weekend Grandma and Lukas come to visit, and the next weekend I go to Massachusetts for Amy's wedding! And then only two more weekends I think before I come home! The time here is going so fast and I still have so much to see and do! But even though we are so busy, we have so much fun, and I feel like I can just come home back to Seattle and crash at the end of it!