Mission: Family Reunion, pt.V

Our last trip out of state was to my very favorite Washington, DC.  Tired and worn out from the past few days, a few of those who have already been to DC decided to skip out on it, meaning I didn't have to drive.  Thankfully.  I love driving and don't mind long trips but after 3 4 days straight of long driving without much time to sleep really drained me.  Anyway, We went to the Basilica of the National Shrine, one of the most captivating churches in terms of sheer magnitude.  It may not be one of the most charming, historical or beautiful, but it really is breath-taking.  Since it was my umteenth time going, I didn't think to take pictures of the interior but perhaps I'll have another blog about it in the future.  Who knows.

the Basilica

After that we went to the Smithsonian,  Our plans were heavily pushed back due to insane traffic and lack of parking.  We ended up parking close by the tidal basin which is not a bad walk to the National Mall...except in 115 degree weather! I swear, the weather was against us the entire trip.  We only visited the National Air and Space Museum but Steph dropped by and visited me, so we spent the entire time talking.

My favorite monument

The hordes of boy scouts we had to deal with

Out last stop was to Georgetown.  It's a cute little area but we didn't really get a chance to explore it in its entirety because we were distracted by the "3 scoops for $3" sign outside of Ben & Jerry's.  Needless to say, we spent the entire time there.

Awesome. The sugar rush ensues.

After an hour or so, we decided to call it a day.  The heat was too much and the fatigue was beginning to set in.  After sleeping the whole way home, the elder cousins decided to party it up.  That portion of the evening (and early next morning) will not be covered in this blog so that obviously means we had a good time. =)

almost done.