Washington DC day 2

On Monday, we rode the Metro to DC. Our first stop was the National Archives. Housed in this building are the Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. While there I kept thinking about the movie National Treasure.

George and Emily on the front steps of the National Archives.

The Capital building. Normally you need to have a reservation in order to have a tour of the Capital Building. We walked around to the back mainly to see what is back there, and found that this where you go to start the tour. We were lucky enough to see the line (with no one in it!!) for walk-up tickets for a tour that started in 10 minutes! Score!!

This is the ceiling of the rotunda in the Capital Building. I had just finished ready The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. The book is set in Washington DC and starts in the Capital Building. To actually get to see the painting that is described in the book was truly awesome!

One of the huge paintings in the Rotunda.

The Statue room in the Capital Building.

There was the smell of wood stoves thru out the Capital Building. Our Tour Guide said that lots of the offices are heated that way because as the building was added on to over the years, not all areas got upgraded!

We took the tunnel that connects the Capital Building to the Library of Congress. More thoughts about National Treasure 2 while in this building!