Favorites and not so Favorites

Now that we are in Florida we are all reflecting back on our time spent at our Nations Capital City. Here we have made a list of the things we loved, hated and remembered. It’s a list of our favorites and not so favorites.




Our favorite way to travel up north, was by Amtrak Train. Only did this once but it beat driving.

Our favorite restaurant was Fuddruckers in China Town. We all enjoyed eating here for dinner. China Town was always all lit up and a happing place.

Our favorite thing to eat was a $5 pizza from Little Ceasers.

Our favorite Smithsonian was the Air and Space Smithsonian located on the National Mall.

Our favorite memorial was the Lincoln Memorial.

Our favorite activity was to go up into the Washington Monument.

Our favorite museum was Crime and Punishment and the Spy Museum.

Our favorite store was the Spy Store.

Our favorite way to get around Washington, Dc was riding the Metro.

Our favorite activity was outdoor ice skating.

Our favorite thing to do was play in the Spark Lab in the American History Museum.

Our most interesting thing we had to go through was security at the Statue of Liberty. They put you in this machine that blows air on you.

Most informative thing to do was attend the ranger talk at the Ford’s Theater.



Our favorite neighboring city was New York City. Our favorite place to go was the Toys R Us store in Times Square. We always enjoyed getting New York pizza to eat while in the city.



During our stay we happened upon a couple of very interesting places that we would have never set out to see. Our first one was the Botanical Gardens in downtown DC. We just stepped in this building to get out of the cold one day and were amazed at the indoor gardens. We also just happened to find the Navy Yard, which was a great place to visit. We were able to tour a Navy Ship, which the boys loved.



Now that you have read all our ‘favorites’, here are some not so favorites.

The boys did not like walking all the way to the Lincoln Memorial. If you visit be sure to park closer. We always parked down on the Mall and took the hike.

We also did not like the naked statues in the art gallery. It would have been nice if they had had them in a designated area where kids were not allowed.

The White House was our least favorite visit. But everyone has to visit that to be able to tell their grandkids that they have been in the White House. Well ,boy do we have a story to tell. To make it short, we learned that you are not suppose to open doors in the White House. No matter how tempting it maybe. We do think we found a secret passage way though. Not a favorite memory but a true tall tell.

Toll roads are a boo!! To get from DC to New York cost a whapping $40 bucks in tolls.

And the last not favorite thing, THERE IS NO DUKES MAYO IN DC. Thanks to Maw-Maw for keeping us stocked all 6 months we were there.





So there it is our list. Hope you enjoyed it. It was our life in Waldorf, MD in a nutshell. Just a few more pointers before you head off. If you are going during winter months buy a pair of snow boots, you will need them!!! Also go ahead and make the purchase of a snow shovel at the beginning of the season, these do get gone.

There is one thing that we have already started missing - THE ICE CREAM TRUCK!!



Here are a few family shots from our first adventure as a travel nurse family.