DC

On our way home from Rochester, Stephen and I stopped in DC again and stayed with our wonderful cousins. We took a whole day and a half to tour the city. We toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, saw the Washington monument, Lincoln memorial, Jefferson memorial, White House, Capitol, WWI memorial, WWII memorial, Vietnam memorial, 911 memorial, Korean memorial, reflection pond, The Archives, Natural History Museum and much, much more. We even got to go up in the Washington monument and see the city from up high. We loved the city and had blast seeing everything.

View from the top of the Washington memorial

Gettysburg

On our way from Rochester to DC, Stephen and I drove through Gettysburg, PA and decided to stop and soak in some history. The battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1-3, 1863. It is referred to as the turning point of the war when Robert E Lee and the confederates were defeated. This battle had the highest casualty count of the Civil War with a total of about 51,000 killed. We went first to the museum of Gettysburg and then drove out to the fields and walked around where the actual battle was fought.

 This tree marks the point of the "bloody angle"

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Oh Canada

Before we left Rochester, Stephen and I got the opportunity to drive up into Canada. We saw Niagara Falls and went on the Maid of the Mist tour. Afterward, we walked around some and even managed to catch the second half of the Clemson game at sports bar.

Eating at the Rain Forest Cafe

A view from afar

Getting ready to get on the boat

 

Reenacting the Jim and Pam moment

A view from the very top of the falls

A view from the top as a boat like we were on heads into the "mist"