continuing...

Drove back to Ellen and Tony's house...dropped bags..parked car a short drive away in Hotel garage...walked back...lot's longer walking! Her house is just off of Dupont Circle...Ambassador's Row../very impressive....Had very warm and pleasant reunion with Liz (Elizabeth) who had just finished 1st day's work for summer vacation from school as Chef in a very hi-grade restaurant in gEORGETOWN...hAD DINNER IN THE RESTAURANT WHILE SHE WAS WORKINHG THERE ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER...GOT "EXTRA AMOUNT PORTION OF Delicious appetizer!"
hAD DINNER WITH aLEX THE NEXT NIGHT..WHO SHOWED ME HOW TO ATTEMP THIS BLOG...uSED THE mETRO...AND LOT'S AND LOTS OF WALKING TO SEE d. c. Saw the White House..the Capitol..The Archives with show of "Schoolhouse to Whitehouse" just what I wanted...Met Educational dIRECTOR WHO OFFEREDE TO MAIL ME THE PHOTOS OF THE ENTIRE SHOW!...FOR FREE!...WOW! Have to credit the pictures etc in my book.....Halleluyah!
Next day..back to Metro...saw Wilson and his wife's tomb in National Cathedral...took pictures....Went to Lincoln Memorial...went nin....went to Jefferson Memorial...walked in...went to FDR Memorial ..walked in...went to @nd World War Museum...walked some more...took gangs of pictures!
another day...another ntrip...Arlington Cemetery...lots more walking...saw kENNEDY gRAVE SITE AND ETERNAQL FLAME AND ALSO SAW THE ONLY OTHER pRESIDENT BURIED THERE..Taft! Saw the Changing of the guard at the tomb of unknown soldier...saw the memorial of the Battleship, Maine....and The Memorial to Astronauts! Also graves of George Marshall...Gen. Pershing...Audie Murphy ...veterans of Civil war...Spanish American war...Korean and nvIETMANESE WAR ..Afghanistan and Iraq war....The house on the Summit was General Robert Lee's..and Union army took it for cemetery before civil war was over!....It is now referred to as Lee Memorial or Arlinton House...we toured it! It was from this house that Memorial Day was proclaimede and became National holiday! The flag at entrance was flying at 1/2 mast...since a half hour nbefore every burial it is lowered...and there are about 24 burials daily!!! We finally made it home!

Next day...went to National Portrait Gallery...great presentation of Presidential photos...and I photographed them! Then went to Ford's theatre..sat in front row...took pictures of Lincoln Box and had great verbal presentation from the stage...The house across the street wher e Lincoln died is closed for repair..but I took pictures! Went to Blair house where nTruman lived during first term while White House was being renovated...more pictures....and much more walking!

Sunday...met our daughter Jan in Annapolis for brunch at Deli...since she was to shop Whole Foods for a party she was giving...Spent a delightful few hours with her...Left to drive to Deena nd Michaels in Tabernacle, NJ...They were both working in garden around swimming pool...nice day...nice weather...Great warm re-union again!

Monday...Memorial Day
Had breakfast in great restaurant with Deena and Michael...returned home...they worked outdoors...and we....rested. Had "chinese" that nite!

Next day...drove to Atlantic City...visited Shula (Daras' roommate from college...had dinner and left to drive to Jenkintown, Pa for reunion with my sister...and to bed!

Next ,morning..lwrote on computer...took train downtown to see Independence Hall...took pictures and excellent tour...Lucked into Archeological Diog at 6th and Market where while digging for new foundations for building uncovered George Washintons original foundation for his home while in Philadelphia!...will only be visible forr aa few weekws!...talked to archeologist who showed us the curved footing of bay-windoe gEORGE HAD ADDED ON HOME...SUGGESTED THAT THIS PROBABLY WAS FORERUNNER OF FIRST "oVAL OFFICE!"

Next day...Valley Forge...took pictures
Gettysburgh...Pictures if where Lincoln gave Emancipation speech..
Eisenhower retirement home...guided tour...and nlots of pictures
Drove to LancaSTER...SAW GRAVE OF jAMES bUCHANAN IN TINY DOWNTOWN CEMETERY...DROVE TO HIS LUXURIOUS HOME IN lANCASTER..HAD TOUR
House is called "Wheatland"....beautiful home...good lecture..learned all about him....
went to Dickinson..and Law school practice law in Lancaster which was capitol of Pa.!
Saw his law office...
Next day..drove to Mercersburh Academy wher his birthplace home is located...more pictures!

Drove back to my sister's ..Met Deena and Miichael ande we all went to delicious Middle East Restaurant for dinner.

Next day...drove to Easton, Pa with my sister to attend Graduation commencement of Moravian High School graduation ceremony of her grandaughter, Lara Paige Pollack...a lovely girl..daughter of Denise and Matthew Pollack!...Had dinner with them...and home to bed!

Next day was Sunday...again...drove downtow2n to visit more Presidential places....went to old customs house..being usede as Portrait Museum for many important Pre and Post revolutionary personages...and displaying the beginning of democracy!...Pictures of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin, Madison etc..more pictures
...walked to Liberty Bell exhibit...several guides lectures..very educational and more pictures!

..walked to the building that housed the Original Supreme court...got guided lecture...took pictures...went int "documents building"...original copies of Declaration..Bill of Rights etc...
and then invited to country club dinner by Andy and Patty..son and daugghterinlaw of my sister...good food and better company...and home to bed!

The next morning we drove to Hamilton, NJ...took train to NYC...will get me close enough to write in more detail...I hope!

Sorry for the typos...and the abbreviated summary...It may get better next?