Monday Tara and I took a bus tour of Washington DC. We rode the metro (subway) to the starting point of the tour and then hopped aboard the Double Decker Bus for an all day pass around town. We were able to get on and off the bus whenever we wanted if there was somewhere we wanted to stop. We stopped at the Jefferson Monument for some pictures. We hopped back on and drove by the Capital Building, the WWII Memorial, and the White House (see pictures above). The last 2 pictures are of Arlington Cemetary, that was absolutely amazing! More than 600 acres in total where soldiers are buried. There are just rows and rows, neverending it seems, of headstones of soldiers from all of the wars. My favorite part was the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns. What a solemn and reverent feeling was there! We walked up just as they were starting the ceremony and not a sound could be heard besides the clicking of the soldiers heels. Very cool. I am glad they are honoring those soldiers that were "unknown but to God" that served and died for our country.
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