We woke up early Friday morning to head to the airport. Don was flying in from Hawaii to spend a few weeks with Megan and just happened to fall while we were there. He landed around 8 that morning so we took the Metro to the airport to meet him. Once we got back to Megan's place we dropped off his luggage let him get ready and headed out for a day full of sightseeing and fun.
Our first stop for the day was the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, this is one of the two places where they make the dollar bills, or notes. The other place is in Fort Worth, Texas. We did a guided tour through the building but we were not able to take pictures through most of it. We did get a few before it started and a couple afterwords.
A blown up example of how they make money
One Million Dollars in $10 notes
Top View
Me, Megan and Bri with the Million Dollars
In the gift store you could see how much you were worth depending on how tall you are ~ Megan
My Turn
Bri was the last one
The ceiling of the Store was really cool looking
Outside the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The second stop was right next door and was the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Again we were not allowed to take pictures inside the Museum. This museum was one that we wanted to do and was so sad. When you first get there they give you a "passport" and it tells the life of a survivor of the Holocaust. So everything you are looking at you can see through the eyes of someone who lived through it all. This made it ever more real and more sad. Statue of a broken Swastika
Right inside the doors
Once we left there we headed down the National Mall to eat lunch at the National Museum of the American Indian. They had a small food court in the Museum that had many different options to choose from, and they were all based off of foods that the Indians ate. We stopped at a farmers market and got some snacks and Megan and Don were laughing at Bri and I because we busted out the hand sanitizer before we touched any of the food
The Smithsonian Castle
Squirrels climbing the fence
I have never seen anything like this...a McDonalds vendor on the side of the road
National Museum of the American Indian
Pretending he was doing a rain dance so we danced with him
Taking pics in front of the waterfall
The girls
Megan and Don
After that we stopped off at the National Archives Building to take a quick look around then the United States Navy Memorial before heading into Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. This is going to be a post in itself filled with pictures. When we were done having fun there we headed towards the White House to get a few pictures before it got super dark, then headed back to Megan's Place and get some dinner. Walking in front of the Capitol
National Archives Building
Bri and I ran up the steps to get a picture
Pretty Trees
Waterfall at the United States Navy Memorial
The girls with the Single Sailor Statue
Cool Stained Glass
Walking by Ford Theater where Lincoln was assassinated 
In front of the White House
Megan and Don's turn
The white house
The whole group
The Christmas Tree
The squirrels were not really afraid of people, but Bri was afraid of the squirrel 
Silhouette pic with pretty sunset and Washington Monument 
US Capitol at night
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