Lots to do in DC

We have been going at a steady pace since we arrived in DC and still think we will leave after 2 weeks with things we would have liked to do. Wednesday we had arranged a Capitol building tour with our Senator's office. It was packed because there was a history fair this week and thousands of kids were in town. We still enjoyed the tour and the building was beautiful. We were able to go into the Senate gallery and watch for awhile. There wasn't much going on but it was still interesting. Thursday we decided to give our feet a rest and drove down to Patuxent River Naval Air station where Gary was stationed in the 60's. We couldn't get on base but it was a nice drive. Things had changed a bit in the last 40 years. Friday we were back in the subway and headed downtown to the Air and Space museum. We were there from 10 to 5 and didn't have time to see everything. It was quite interesting and we did see the original Wright flyer and the Spirit of St. Louis. Saturday we went to Arlington National Cemetery. We took the bus ride and stopped at President Kennedy's grave and were able to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns as well as a wreath laying. It was quite impressive. Sunday we were back downtown. We walked over to see the White House and then spent the rest of the day at the Museum of Natural History. I think you could spend weeks in there and not see everything. We mainly looked at the Dinosaur exhibits and the geology, gem and mineral section. We have been here 1 week and have 1 more to go.