A WEEK'S STAY IN WASHINGTON DC

We arrived here Friday April 3rd in pouring down rain. College Park, Md. is home to the Cherry Hill RV Park about 30 minutes from the Capitol by Metro Train. We can't say enough good things about the people at Cherry Hill. They give you a lecture about how to ride the buses & metro & things to see in DC. We found it easy to get around DC.

Friday evening we booked a Gray Line tour, "Washington By Night". It left the park at 6 PM & returned us at midnight.
So lucky to have an excellent driver & our tour guide. Had the front seat of the bus for the entire evening. The tour takes in the entire DC area including Arlington Cemetery. Many stops and getting on & off the bus to walk up to vantage photo ops. Here is Pat standing in front of the Capitol on this crisp Friday evening.
It was just getting dark at this point. All the monuments have strong lights on them showing them off to there advantage. Yes; we are here at the peak of the Cherry Trees in full bloom. Will save their beauty for later.
Plan to share blogs with you in order of how we toured DC.

This Friday evening many people were taking advantage of the outdoor cafes & dining at side walk tables. A beautiful setting with all the lights.

Washington Monument all lit up. A clear evening. One could see from one end of the Mall to the other a 2 mile distance.

I took many photos but will only share 4 with you on each blog. (that's all blogger will let me post at a time)
World War II Veterans Memorial with Lincoln's Memorial in the background.

There were a total of 41 passengers on the bus. We picked up the other 39 passengers at the Grand Central Train Station.
At the end of the tour the bus took the passengers to their respective hotels. We were the last drop off by midnight. We did get to see many of the fine hotels in DC.

Tomorrow will be the day to ride the Metro & view cherry blossoms...good night. Roger & Pat