The KJB Files: Christmastime in Washington DC

Ride on the Metro

Actually riding the Metro into Washington from our house is quite expensive, however fun it may be. Lately we have been able to drive in and find parking. However, on this particular trip we knew it was going to be a long afternoon of walking and we wanted to only walk the distance between the Capital and the White House once.

Our plan was to park as close to the White House and a Metro station as we could.

We parked with valet parking, which was included with our online prepayment, and it was fantastic!

Go Parking Panda!

We walked over to the McPherson Square station to ride the metro over to The Capital building.

I have used the Metro kiosk 3 times before and was completely confused and always had to ask for help to get tickets. On this, my 4th attempt, I finally got through it! We only had to start over like 5 times, but we did it!!

I had to document our success with a picture:)

This was Kevin's first time on the Metro

The Library of Congress

housed in the

Thomas Jefferson Building

As we were walking from Capital South station we passed the Thomas Jefferson Building. It wasn't part of our plan, but we didn't want to miss a chance to go see inside.

This whole building is a work of art!

Just breathtaking!

The kids weren't too sure about the people in the sculptures and paintings without their clothes. They did there best not to giggle too much.

They also had the Magna Carta on display, which was an awesome surprise.

Stop for a quick snack.

Cole is barely hanging in.

Supreme Court

United States Capital

It is not very photogenic at the moment...

They are doing repairs on the building and it is covered in scaffolding.

Model of the Statue of Freedom. The statue that sits on top of The Capital building.

U.S. Botanic Garden

They had their seasonal Christmas display of light houses from around the country, ships, and the capital's landmark buildings all made out of plant material. They also had model trains running throughout. We all agreed it was defiantly worth the wait in line.