Gemini Rising

50 STB - Monuments & Memories - Washington DC

Maid of the Mist Most Macabre drove the Party Bus to our hotel in Washington DC and we all checked in. There’s a lot to do and see in our nation’s capital. WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger , Jellyfish , and Maid of the Mist Most Macabre wanted to see all the monuments. It’s embarrassing to admit I’ve never been to Washington DC, but I haven’t. Maybe next year. My husband is talking like he wants to go and I’m game.

Our first stop is the National Law Enforcement museum.



I’m not a police officer myself, buy my husband is, and we’ve been involved with law enforcement since we’ve had jobs. I was an MP in the Army and he joined LAPD in 1997. I just dispatch for LAPD. Law enforcement means a lot of us, so seeing the museum was very touching, especially since I’ll be retiring in about 18 months, and my husband in 30 months.

Next we went to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. There was a long line to get in even though the museum was free! Jellyfish loves Space and stargazing, too, so we were two peas in a pod as we shuffled out way through the museum. We saw mockups of shuttles and rockets. The planetarium had a great show about the constellations. They even had a Soyuz exhibit.



Afterwards we went monument hunting. AmyJo-Where did 2025 go??? thought the Washington Monument was cool. It was an obelisk. She loved the view from the top! You could see the whole city.

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The Lincoln memorial was a big hit with Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka and Witchy Woman . The Lincoln memorial faces the Washington Monument and in between is the national mall with a reflecting pool. Krista snapped a lot of pictures for her Instagram.



Princess Megan Snow Rose liked the Jefferson memorial because of all the cherry trees planted nearby. The cherries smelled sweet and the blossoms were beautiful.



We also visited the Vietnam Veterans and Marine Corps War Memorials. Very sobering, but I’m glad we paid tribute to the brave warriors who served the nation.

That night we went to Tiffany’s Bar & Bistro and had a light meal. We laughed over our past adventures and some of our favorite moments – Especially when AmyJo-Where did 2025 go??? Nalgene flew off the trail and she found a dinosaur egg. There were some hair-raising moments, too like in Colorado and all that HEIGHT. We wouldn’t have eaten as good as we without Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka researching all the food places. Ah, well, there’s always next summer. Thanks for the fellowship, friendship, and smiles:
Witchy Woman
Maid of the Mist Most Macabre
WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger
Jellyfish
Princess Megan Snow Rose
AmyJo-Where did 2025 go???
Krista and
Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka