There are really so many things to see and do that are "FREE" so we decided we better make the rounds.
We thought we would miss much of the crowd, post-Christmas, and on a VERY cold and blustery day...but boy were we wrong. The mall was packed! Despite that, it was a great day.
We started at the National Botanic Garden where there is a phenomenal train exhibit. The tree were featured in totally natural surrounding. Most of the exhibits were made of wood...especially pine cones. In fact, it was like the Rose Bowl for Evergreens!! After the train exhibit we wound our way through an exhibit of Presidential homes made of wood and pine cones...totally cool!
Our next adventure was to the Air and Space Museum, followed by the Natural History Museum. Most of the Smithsonian's have beautiful Christmas trees, the real purpose of
our visit, but we did manage to make a quick spin through a good portion of the museum, as well.
While there was a bit of whining toward the end of this 5 mile trek, the boys were real troopers.
Wish you could have all been here to join us!!
Love,
Kim and the Gang
