Our first stop on day 7 (after the souvenir shop) was the Peterson House. The Peterson house is located across from the Ford Theatre, which is the location where Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. The bed is a reproduction of the bed that Lincoln died in. After he was shot, he was carried across to the Peterson House. Mrs. Lincoln waited downstairs and kept vigil on the president, who died later in the morning. Heading to the capitol. The view of the inside of the capitol rotunda. The Kamehameha statue is located in the hall of statues. Each state can contribute two statues. We have King Kamehameha and Father Damien. Group pic in front of the Capitol steps Next stop, National Archives. The National Archives holds all of our important papers including the Declaration of Independence, The US constitution, the Gettysburg address, etc. The surprising thing was the documents like the declaration that are on parchment scrolls are really pretty large. The lesson of the trip: stay together, wait together, huddle in close. We ended our afternoon at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. You basically go to the 4th floor and work your way down. It starts from the rise of power of the Nazis after world war I and ends at the final solution, which is the mass killing of over 4 million jews. Short interlude - enjoy the spring blooms Besides beautiful landscaping, Washington DC is full of memorials to our founding fathers as well as memorials to wars fought - so that we don't forget. This is the Jefferson memorial. The Lincoln memorial at dusk. He looks across the reflecting pond to the Washington Memorial. The view of the Washington memorial, with the capitol behind that at sunset from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Names on one of the panels of the Vietnam War memorial. Several adults and students found their 'ohana names on the wall. Day 8 - we're near the end :(
Day 8 - we're near the end :(