Washington DC - Day 3

For our third and final day in DC we decided we wanted to get out of the city, not because there wasn't a ton left to see and do, but it was really the heat and the fact that much of the city was shut down for parades. At the suggestion of Mike's friend Joe, we decided to head out to 'the country' to see Mount Vernon, George Washington's Estate. It really wasn't far from the city at all, although it was in the wrong direction for us heading home but it was worth it.

For a small fee you can walk the grounds, tour the house and take it all in. For another additional small free, only $5, you can also sign up for the National Treasure Tour, based on the movie scenes that were shot at the Estate, we opted to do that tour. Before our scheduled tour began we walked around the grounds and admired the beautiful gardens they had planted. I did this carefully, hoping from one shadow spot to another, after getting scorched the day before the last thing I wanted to do was be out in the sun again, hence the black sweater over my dress, it was disgustingly hot again but it provided my sunburn with a bit of protection and was worth sweating.

It's pretty cool to think that this estate was built by Washington himself over 200 years ago and still remains in tact. They just don't make things like this anymore!

As part of the National Treasure tour, you got to go in the basement under the house were a lot of film was based in that Nicolas Cage's character kidnapped the President and brought him down there. It was cool to hear about how they shot the movie and also the history of the house. We both enjoyed the National Treasure tour and it was well worth the added $5 fee.