One of my favorite things –
the Archives. Every American should see
these three documents. They are amazing
pieces of history. The rotunda and
displays are so simple, yet beautiful and grand. I learned who signed the Bill of Rights. There were only four men: John Adams, someone
else (sec of state?) and two clerks. I
didn’t say I had a good memory. But as
an Adams’ fan, I thought it was neat that he signed it. I have forgotten so much since I was here in
college. I know the girls will forget a
lot and will need to go back one day, but hopefully the photos will help them
remember. (But we couldn’t take photos
in the Archives.) We quickly walked
through the Public Vault, which offers a small sampling of the kinds of things
that are stored there – documents, video, photos, artifacts. I think it helped the girls understand the
purpose of the Archives (along with the orientation film we watched). We got there at 10:30 (opened at 10) and left
around 12:30. I think the security line
was much longer then.
The final museum for us was
Air and Space. Jessica and Dixie say it
is one of their favorites. I think I
would have liked it better on a Monday. It
was neat, but so-so-so crowded. It was
Saturday, and there were hoards of people like nothing we have seen so far on
the trip. That kind of made it less
enjoyable. Plus, we have seen a lot of
the space stuff before – at HSV Space and Rocket Center and the Neil Armstrong
Museum in Ohio. PLUS it was Day 4 and we
were getting pretty worn out. I did like
the airplanes. I’ve always been a little
interested in them since my dad worked for Delta for so many years. There was a Solar System exhibit that I couldn’t enjoy
because I couldn’t move for all the people and strollers, a neat exhibit on the
Wright Brothers and early flight and a good one on spy planes. The girls loved the hands-on How Things Fly
exhibit. There were different displays
and experiments explaining lift, drag, pitch and propulsion.
We finished up today at
3:30. We are physically and mentally pooped. We needed an early night anyway so we can get
up and get to the National Cathedral for church in the morning!
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