May 25, 2015 - Memorial Day in Washington D.C.

After a relaxing day on the boat, we were ready to head back into D.C. to do more sight seeing.  Again, we drove to the Metro station for a 26 minute ride into town.  Today we went  to only one of the Smithsonian Institutes (there are 9) - the Museum of American History.  A few of the memorable sights at the museum were the original flag which inspired Francis Scott Key, a steel pillar from the World Trade Center, and inauguration dresses from the first ladies.  The exhibits represented life in the United States through the years and the effect of the wars on our lives.  We took a break from the Museum to go outside and watch the Memorial Day Parade which was very moving.  All branches of the Armed Forces and all the wars were represented.  The weather was nice and sunny which made a great day for watching the parade.  After the two hour parade, we went back into the Museum to finish the tour.  We then walked around the streets looking again at all the impressive buildings.  After two days of touring D.C., we were pretty exhausted.  We had some dinner and then headed back to the boat.





Houston should be proud that they are mentioned at the Museum in the "Crawl and Sprawl" section!

Waiting for the parade

Presenting the Colors

These boys had a hard time holding on to the flag

Shriner High School Band, Shriner, Texas



Deer Park High School Band

70th anniversary of the end of World War II

Remembering those who lost their lives in the wars

A few of the Rolling Thunder



Post Office building

Old Post Office - being refurbished by Mr. Trump