We left New York this morning as soon as we woke up, which was earlier than normal. I don’t think my parents cared for the city too much. I liked it, would like to see more of it someday.
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| I used to love tunnels. Now, if it’s a year before I see another tunnel, it will be too soon. There are tunnels in the Northeast like it’s nobody's business, unless it was someone’s business and they had a great connection with the government at the time the roads were being constructed. Here is a picture of a tunnel, somewhere in New Jersey or Delaware. I would hate to be behind an accident in one, and judging by the way they drive in them, there are probably quite a few. |
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| And we’re officially in New Jersey. |
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| Got a pretty good view of New York City from New Jersey. |
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| I started driving right before the Delaware state line so state signs of Delaware and Maryland are courtesy of my mom. |
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| We stopped in Baltimore at the Ravens stadium to take some pictures and get some souvenirs but couldn’t find an open store near by. Baltimore looks exactly like I thought it would, at least this side of town did. |
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| Leaving Baltimore we drove to our hotel right outside of Washington DC. We freshened up a bit and headed to Café Phillips, a sandwich shop that makes the best “day after Thanksgiving Day” turkey sandwich ever. I think both my parents agree with that statement. From lunch we jumped back on the metro and rode to the Botanical Gardens, my favorite spot in Washington DC and one of the stops I was looking most forward to on this trip. It’s quiet and peaceful, and a great place to go just to have a moment to yourself. (Photo courtesy of my mom) |
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| Plus flowers and greenery everywhere just makes it pretty. |
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| Then we walked in front of the Capitol building. |
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| And landed at the Museum of American History. To be honest the only part of the museum I was looking forward to was the pop culture/entertainment exhibit and I was slightly disappointed. |
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| By this time, my parents were getting tired of walking so we hired a pedicab (aka, a guy riding a bicycle with a rickshaw on the back for us to ride in) to take us to the Korean War Memorial. I felt bad for the guy driving us around but man was he in shape. We then caught a taxi to take us to the red line on the metro and rode back to the hotel. Being in the metro reminded me of my internship and of reading Kurt Vonnegut on my way home from work. (Photo courtesy of my dad) |
Tonight is officially our last night of vacation. Tomorrow we drive back home to Kentucky. It will be nice being back home. During this trip, I have definitely discovered some spots I would like to travel to again but we’ve run like crazy for the past week and it will be nice to rest. Tomorrow we drive through West Virginia and then home to Kentucky. Until tomorrow, good night!
