D.C. Day 2

Today, we started early (for DC; around 9:30). After a bus ride and two subway rides we arrived at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. From there we spent time in the following places: The American Indian Museum, Air & Space, Holocaust, and the Washington Monument, and Union Station. We walked many miles today. We were back to the hotel by 8:45 totally exhausted. We have an early morning tomorrow at the White House, so off to bed.

DC At Night Tour

Here are some of pictures from our first night in DC. In these pictures, you will see the Capitol Building, the White House, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

12 hours later....still in Dallas

Well, it looks like we are staying overnight in Dallas. American Airlines has put us up in a real nice hotel. While we were waiting in the airport we had the opportunity to meet Herschel Walker. I will post pictures soon. We are booked and confirmed on a flight to DC in the morning. Flight #1356 to leave at 10:05am and we will land at 2:00pm. We have no luggage (somehow, it made it to DC today) so some of our kids cell phone batteries will die tonight because their chargers are in their suitcase. Please keep watching the blog for details or you can call my cell phone at 806-241-8007.

Off to a Great Start

Our plane has been delayed in Lubbock. Instead of leaving at 8:55; we are leaving at 10:15. It is going to be a quick trip at DFW to make our connecting flight.

Addition to the Itinerary

Tuesday morning- Coffee with Senator Cornyn at the Capitol building

Tuesday night- DC at night tour- view all of the major monuments while they are lit up

Wednesday night- Meet up with one of our teachers who use to live here and she will show us around Old Alexandria

Washington D.C. Trip Itinerary

We are excited about our Spring Break trip to Washington D.C. We will try to update this blog daily for those who wish to follow. Our trip will be from March 15-19. Our itinerary is as follows:

Monday, March 15th
7:45am- Arrive at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
8:55am- American Airlines Flight 3652G leaves Lubbock and lands in Dallas at 10:00am
11:40am- American Airlines Flight 2248G leaves Dallas and lands in Washington DC
(Reagan National) at 3:25pm Eastern Time (2:25pm Central)
3:30pm- Shuttle picks us up and takes us to our hotel.
5:30pm- Pickup subway and bus tickets for the week and a short orientation
6:30pm- Supper
10:00pm- Lights out

Tuesday, March 16th-Thursday, March 18th
Senator Cornyn’s Office has not finalized our schedule at this time, but we will be sightseeing from 9am to about 6pm every evening except Thursday.

Thursday, March 18th
7:15am- Arrive at the White House for a tour
Noon- Arrive at the Capital Building for a tour

Friday, March 19th
4:00am- Leave hotel for airport (maybe later depending on traffic)
7:05am- American Airlines Flight 1097G leaves DC and lands in Dallas at 9:35am
11:00am- American Airlines Flight 3649G leaves Dallas and lands in Lubbock at
12:05pm