First DC Trip

When we got here and found out how the base and living conditions were like we decided to make plans, LOTS of plans! The first was a trip to Washington D.C.. Devin had been dying to see the Vietnam Wall and some of the other things right there in the heart of D.C.. We had no clue how to use Metro or trains or anything like that. We have been strict vehicle owners and drivers so I thought how bad can it be to drive in D.C.. Well, we chose to go on 4th of July weekend, I thought since it was the day after the 4th it shouldn't be too bad but wow was I wrong. It took me so long to drive two blocks and our GPS took us right to the busy streets, then there were people everywhere so it was impossible to see much. We couldn't find parking and when we finally thought that we did some guy looked at us and shook his head so I asked him what and he said no parking. I got very frustrated because Devin didn't know what was going on or how to help and I was driving in circles so finally I started getting really mad and I just drove wherever the road took us, we drove past arlington cemetery and Jefferson Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Wall, and I just kept driving until finally Devin said pull over. So we regrouped and finally found parking. We were able to walk around most of the monuments. It was a little stressful because with all the crowds you have to fight your way through and there are so many people taking pictures it was hard for us to get any without people in the way. We went to the Holocaust Museum and that was painful. I loved it when I went a while back but you couldn't see anything because all of the walkways were crammed full of people. So we are going to make a trip in September when all of the kids are in school and the tourists start to die down. Devin loved the Vietnam Wall, we were there for quite a while because there were some guys talking about all of the different symbols on the wall and what everything meant. We did SO much walking that day but it was well worth it. To finish the day off we decided to go to a D.C. Nationals baseball game because they were playing the Braves and I've always liked the Braves somewhat. We didn't realize how expensive the game could be though! It was $25 just for parking. We also had to try the ballpark food, we had the best nachos ever. The cotton candy was a must and we couldn't survive without water even if it was $5 a bottle! After the game we decided we were hooked! DC Nationals really aren't good at all but if they are playing a good team its fun to watch the Nationals get slaughtered! The picture is of Chipper Jones, I was pretty excited to watch him play.