Day 2 Afternoon was Mt. Vernon
What a great place. Mt. Vernon was so incredibly peaceful. I loved the way the mansion sat up on a grassy hill overlooking the river. I believe it was the Potomac River. We toured the grounds and saw his tomb. Then we went up and through all the buildings and the mansion and sat for awhile on his porch. This was a very crowded place and so we went down to the gift center and museum. We started to go through the museum but we couldn't get far as there was quite a crowd of people. At the gift shop me and Macey stood in line and got a chocolate shake. It was really good but they were just closing so we didn't get to sit in there. We went outside to wait for the bus and noticed there were a lot of giant bees flying around. I got some decent photos of them. Mt. Vernon is run by a private organization called the Women of Mt. Vernon. I think thats actually wrong so if I ever find it I will correct it. Anyway the name explains who takes care of the grounds.
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| Waiting in line |
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| replicas of original fences I believe |
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| George Washington and his wife and 2 kids which I don't believe was his but hers. |
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| The mansion |
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| Macey |
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| Me and the mansion |
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| Just thought I would get a picture of everybody taking a picture of Karen posing in front of Mt. Vernon's Mansion |
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| Washington's tomb |
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| Kylee, Macey and katy |
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| Where lies George Washington |
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| It was almost like a small village with all the buildings. There were blacksmith shops, sheds, barns and all kinds of buildings |
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| Waiting to go into the mansion |
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| The view of the river from the mansion. It was so nice to sit there. Me and Macey did not want to leave |
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| Lots of cherry blossoms in bloom |
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| Huge bees as we waited for the bus |
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| This guy didn't move even though I handled the flower. I wonder if he was newly hatched or whatever they do |
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| and we say goodbye to Mt. Vernon |
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