I've decided this is one of my favorite places, and it was especially neat to visit around Christmas. I visited the National Cathedral for the first time this summer with David's niece Suzy and all the kids. We decided to stop by on our way home from the zoo. It was almost closing and the last tour group was so full that we couldn't hear the tour guide. Needless to say, we were all tired and kind of hurried through. This time, however, we had a guide almost all to ourselves (one other couple) and she gave us the greatest tour. She told us so much about the cathedral--the beautiful stain glass windows, the history of the building, modern upgrades and other fun stories.
I love going up to the 7th floor and seeing the view of the city from so far up. Even though it was winter and all the trees were bare, it was still a cool view.
Also, this time we visited the gift shop. If anyone is thinking about visiting the National Cathedral, make sure to go to the gift shop. It was one of the best gift shops around and we had fun looking at all the beautiful things. I got a wonderful limestone ornament that matches the limestone used in the cathedral.
Another stop we made with Grandma and Grandpa was to the National Air and Space Museum in Dulles. This is an extension of the museum on the mall, but one we had never been to yet. It has lots of the big airplanes that can't fit in the museum downtown.
Ben spent a long time looking at this plane--the SR 71 Blackbird. He has a toy version, and thought it was pretty cool to see the real thing.
My favorite was seeing the space shuttle Enterprise. This space shuttle has actually flown in space! It is so huge--it was amazing to stand next to it and see how big it really is.
This is Ben standing in front of one of the jet engines used for the space shuttle.
David told us lots of cool stories about the military planes--he made a pretty good tour guide.
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