Let's Go on an Adventure: Washington D.C wrap up

 Welp, the Klassen family is officially on summer mode and soaking in every minute of it! We are currently embracing rest and dreaming of our next adventure, but let's finish up Washington D.C. first.

 Our last day in D.C. started off slow and sweet.  In fact, there were really no real plans on our agenda. We slept in and new there were a few things we wanted to check off our bucket list before going to a soccer game in the evening.  We decided to walk to a really neat place called La Pain Quotidien (which we found on in Glendale last spring!). The food was great, the coffees were huge and the morning was lovely!  

From there we hailed an Uber and jetted over to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to see if we could manage to get a ticket.  It was definitely one of those, if we get one, we get one. . . if we don't, we don't.  We managed to get one for later in the day before heading to the game.  We had most of the day to figure out what we could do, so we headed to the Holocaust Museum.  Because the Holocaust images and displays are not exactly small kid friendly, we skipped the main part of the museum on this trip.  We do really think it's important for the kids to learn about this and are thankful for this museum for making some incredibly kid friendly exhibits to walk through.  We watched a movie about Anne Frank and walked through an exhibit about a boy who survived the Holocaust.  We were really impressed!  (these things also didn't require a timed ticket. . . WIN-Win!)

Next, we headed to see if the Paddle Boats were open.  This was one thing I really wanted to do and they weren't open the day we walked the Mall because of rain and choppy waters.  They were open and there wasn't a long line!  The views of the monuments from the Potomac were 100 percent worth it!  Weston got a little nauseous, so we didn't end up spending the whole hour. . . plus, it was a lot more work because the waters were not so smooth that day.  It was definitely worth it though!  

I mentioned earlier that this day was pretty light in our plans, so we headed back to our hotel and grabbed some food and headed back to chill for a bit in our hotel room.  Jon and Ethan grabbed pizza from a joint across from our hotel and I got salad from Chopt and we got some hummus and pita bread from Roti (both amazing and I wish they had them here in California!).  I think Jon might have closed his eyes for a bit and the kids zoned out.  It was nice!  Then we went back to the BPE for our tour.  

The tour was quick and interesting.  It definitely wasn't our most favorite experience of the trip, but the kids learned a lot and got to see money made.  So, yeah, it was worth it if you have time.  If you don't. . . I'd say it's worth a skip.  

From there, we ubered over to Audi Field for a D.C. United game!  We were super excited (probably more than the baseball game, because let's face it. . . we love soccer!).  That was fun and completely worth it!  

We ended up taking an Uber to the monuments and walked them at night.  yes, It was like 10:00pm.  We were NOT the only ones out!  It was so much fun!  We just did The Lincoln Monument to the Washington Monument(ish) and then back to our hotel to pack up and get ready for the next leg of our adventure.  Weston got to stick his feet in the one of the fountains (it's allowed!).  This was definitely a big highlight to our trip. . . and totally spontaneous. . . just the way I like it! 

And that's a wrap for the Washington D.C. leg of the trip!  It's also the biggest and most exhausting part, but it was so much fun!  Ethan is already finding new things to do when he goes back some day!   Stay tuned for next week, when he travel to Baltimore and Philadelphia!