White House and Monuments

We had an early start today due to 9 AM White House tour tickets. We had to stand in line for about 30 minutes to go through the security checks, but once inside, it moved quickly. We saw most of the East Wing, including: The East Room (which was set up for a military spouse recognition program) 

Including the portrait of George Washington that Dolley Madison saved from the fire of 1812

The Blue Room, which holds the National Christmas Tree

and the China Toom, which was set up by Mrs. Kennedy to display the State chinas.

I loved the portrait of Reagan!

And my mother-in-law loved the portrait of JFK.

Sean and I had to have our picture taken in the White House.

After the White House, we saw several monuments on the National Mall since it was a beautiful day.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,

Vietnam Nurses' Memorial,

Korean War Memorial,

And the very impressive World War II Memorial.

We caught an Uber over to the Smithsonian National Native American Museum and had a nice lunch at their cafe, and browsed the museum.

Our evening consisted of Sean's graduate reception at the Gaylord National Harbor, then dinner at the Union Street Public House in Old Town Alexandria.

It was a very fun day, and thank goodness the weather held out!