Washington D.C.

The Capitol Building

I like to think of myself as a well-traveled person and find it sad that it took me 30 years before I made it to the US capital, Washington D.C. Nonetheless, the time finally came and I was excited to be taking Moose there as one of his first travel locations. So keep reading to find out what it was like traveling to Washington, D.C with kids.

Starting off our day with some hand crafted coffees, made by Mark Anthony, we were ready for our second day in Maryland. We drove into D.C. and found some scooters to rent pretty quickly and set out to visit the many sights D.C. has to offer. Our first stop was the Capitol building where we had to abandon our scooters in order to get a closer look. I soon wished that we had just kept them as I was satisfied with our pictures from afar and our scooters quickly got scooped up by other visitors.

We stopped for some snacks at the vendors right outside of the capitol and I do not recommend doing that. The food was less than appetizing, my pretzel was hard and my husband’s hotdog was literally microwaved!

The Washington Monument

As we set out to our next attraction, the Washington monument, we found it hard to find 4 more scooters and ended up walking and carrying Moose in the carrier the entire way. It was a beautiful, but, exceptionally hot day! As we approached the Washington monument and got a closer look it was amazing to see how tall it was! Moose wanted to run around at this point, so we let him do just that! He spent a lot of time in and out of the baby carrier because it was cooler to let him walk instead of sharing body heat. This is probably the only part about traveling to Washington, D.C with a kid that was “hard”.

The Lincoln Memorial

Still unable to find scooters, we kept walking to the Lincoln Memorial and purchased a lot of water from street vendors. They were yelling “don’t get dehydrated” and as soon as I heard that, I instantly felt like I needed to down a gallon of water!

Once we got to the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial, we hiked up the stairs to get a closer view. We had now checked off 3 of the 4 places we wanted to see in D.C. while also passing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and World War ll Memorial around the National Mall. The World War ll Memorial would be a good place to stop with your children as it has fountains that children (and adults) can put their feet in to cool off. There were signs saying not to wade in the water but there were lots of little children swimming anyway.

The White House

Last stop in D.C. was the White House for a visit with the President and First Lady of course! On the way there luckily, we found some scooters! The price for the scooters is well worth it to get you places faster and less exhausted! I suggest using scooters to get around D.C. if you want to explore and see more. The scooter that worked best for us was the Lyft scooter. Just a heads up, there is a $1 unlocking fee and then it is .24 cents per minute.

If you are planning on walking around D.C. and not using any transportation, be prepared with some good shoes. You can click here to see the sandals I wore during our trip. I also wore these while traveling Europe a few years ago, check out my previous blogs to read about those adventures!

Finally, we made it to the White House and I was surprised at how small it looked from the outside! I know that it is huge but from the view we had it looked so small compared to everything else we had seen! It was such a happy atmosphere, music playing and people dancing outside the gates with lots of families taking pictures! After getting our pictures our next stop was Georgetown.

Georgetown

By this time we were all getting pretty hungry! Our friend, Avery, just got a promotion at work and we wanted to celebrate with Georgetown Cupcakes. The line was pretty long so we split up, Melvin, Moose and I went in search of dinner and our friends, Avery and Mark Anthony, stood in line for cupcakes!

We found a place that is known for its Falafel sandwiches, Voted #1 New Restaurant in D.C. We picked one up for us and one for our friends to share. I had never had Falafel before, it was DELICIOUS! We just got these as snacks as we looked around. We finally decided on burgers at Good Stuff Eatery. I got the Michelle Melt Burger and added bacon and a fried egg. Melvin got the ‘Shroom Burger and added bacon. The burgers were good, very filling. We ordered normal fries that weren’t too great. Avery and Mark Anthony ordered Spike’s Village Fries, fries with thyme, rosemary, and sea salt and these were fantastic.

We walked around a bit more and of course found bubble tea. I’m pretty sure we got bubble tea every time we went out! Melvin tried their egg waffle with ice cream which was amazing. It wasn’t like a traditional waffle, it was super sweet and looked like bubble wrap.

We spent the evening walking around and found a cute coffee shop overlooking a canal called Blue Bottle Coffee. It was such a nice atmosphere inside and out. I can see myself blogging there from time to time. We purchased some coffee grounds and talked to the baristas about the different merchandise in the store. It was a wonderful day in DC and Georgetown, and I look forward to going back and exploring way more.

I thought traveling to Washington, D.C with kids would be hard, but besides being extra hot it wasn’t to bad!
If you enjoyed the blog be sure to check out A day in Annapolis by clicking the link! And also, check out my blogs on traveling in Italy.