Washington DC

Two weeks ago we headed to DC to see our adult children. Upon our return my Dads health has been failing and we are just now home from the hospital for my husbands surgery. He is doing better but I believe recovery will not be as quick as he would like. As far as my Dad that is for a different blog post….I am still not ready to talk about that.

We had planned this trip in order to see the cherry blossoms and it did not disappoint. We were there a week earlier than peak but we still enjoyed it! We also went on a rainy day which I suggest because it cuts down on the crowd. We saw this on the Monday before we left…so about five days before peak.

My eldest stepdaughter and her husband live in Bethesda so we spent the most time there. Our son lives in DC but works in Alexandria so we spent time there.

We found a beautiful coffee shop that we visited every morning in Bethesda

The first full day we were there we took a hike, where we were able to see:

We ate at wonderful restaurants….here are a few:

We also visited Mount Vernon

We also went to the Museum of National History

Definitely one of our faves

We also saw a lot of art…my Ellie loves art.

I really enjoyed Alexandria….such a cute town.

It was sad when we had to leave….

We are very blessed and so enjoyed our time!