Day One in DC

First we got up early this morning and ate breakfast. The food was fabulous! The chefs would make an omelet just for you. Then we walked to the Foggy Bottom Metro. It was really scary at first but it was awesome! It was really fast and very crowded. Some of us were scared we would fall in the track and get smoked. We were also afraid of getting closed in the doors. By the end of the day, we were more comfortable. BUT, one of the escalators was broken and we had to CLIMB up about 900 steps. Ms. Benita almost passed out. NOTE FROM TEACHER: ME TOO!!!

Our first stop was Senator David Vitter's office. His aid, Palmer, took us on the underground train that the legislators use to get to the Capitol. When we got to the Capitol, it was huge, amazing, and beautiful! Our favorite parts were: the huge chandelier from a garage sale, the dome with the star in the middle that George Washington was supposed to be buried under. Palmer told us to rub our feet on it for good luck. The best part of the day was getting to sit in the gallery during a debate between 2 senators. One was a Democrat and one was a Republican. They were arguing about Planned Parenthood and abortion. We thought the Republican definitely won the debate. Then Palmer took us back to meet Sen. Vitter and we took a picture with him.

Then we went to the Rayburn Building for lunch. We really don't know why we have to go through security just to eat lunch. We are already tired of security. The food was really good though.

Then we took pictures in front of the Capitol and played elbow tag on the front lawn. We found a lost kid and returned him to his mommy. Then we took a picture of us laying in grass spelling out LP2DC3. It was awesome.

Our next stop was the Air and Space Museum. We loved seeing the Wright Brothers plane. The interactive flight simulators were awesome. Logan almost made Carlie throw up. We really like going in different parts of airplanes and shuttles. We saw all kinds of different space ships. The hands on part of the museum was really cool. You could stand on scales and see what you weighed on different plants. You could sit in a chair and move it by holding a spinning wheel.

Then we walked along the mall until we got to a carousel and refresment stand. The girls rode the teacups and the boys rode horses. We found the last blooming cherry blossom tree and took a picture with it. Then we walked to the Washington Monument. It was so cool and tall. We really liked rolling down the hill in front of it. Did you know that the top of the monument is a different color because they had to stop building it during the Civil War.

We jumped back on the subway to Dupont Circle and ate at Baja Mexican Grill. Anne Marie knocked Sadie's whole plate of  food on the floor and she had been waiting on it a long time. Then we danced on the sidewalk to a guy singing Michael Jackson. Ms Suzanne would be proud. Taylor was the only boy who danced. His robot was pretty good. Speaking of robots, we saw one when we got off at Union Station. It was a coffee robot dude thing. Then we loaded up on hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts and walked back to hotel. Now we are going swimming!!!

NOTE FROM TEACHER: We changed our schedule because it is going to storm on Saturday. We will go to Arlington, Mount Vernon, and the White House tomorrow. Speaking for the chaperones.....we are  POOPED!!!