d.c.: day four

{I'm so glad we made the decision to go out to Mt. Vernon. It was well worth it. It was very interesting and informative. I was also a beautiful property and standing on the Potomac River you know why George Washington chose it.}

{Carly just wanted to know where the teeth were. No worries, we found them. And they are not wooden!}

{The public transportation pros we had become called a taxi to take us to the nearest metro stop so we could catch a train back into the city. We headed to the Eastern Market which guide books led us to believe was an outdoor market including a farmer's market and flea market. We were expecting lots of vendor booths with an eclectic mix. After a few blocks of walking we saw no such market and ended up stopping at a pub called Mr. Henry's. We sat on the patio enjoying the wonderful weather, the wonder of no insects, and the yummy food. The owner/manager/possibly Mr. Henry himself kept a watch over everyone and came over to visit. He informed us that the Eastern Market was not open on Mondays - which it so happened to be. Sorry the initial plan had not worked out but glad we stumbled across Mr. Henry's}

{next stop the National Archives. Carly has been talking about seeing the Declaration of Independence since she saw the movie National Treasure. Of course in the movie, Nicolas Cage sits on the Lincoln Memorial steps by himself and he walks straight to the Declaration of Independence.....not quite accurate. 45 minutes of standing in line with bus loads of other peoples children old enough to know how to behave but not was the reality. But we did see the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution which all in all I'm glad I saw because as faint as it was I don't know how much longer they are going to be able to preserve it?}

{why does it seem that no matter where you take your children that the hotel swimming pool seems to be their biggest goal? Well day 4 ended a little earlier than the previous ones so we got Subway sandwiches at the Metro stop (I love the Metro) and took them back to the room. Carly was thrilled to have a little swimming time and we were all ready to prop our feet up}