After spending a couple days with our friends in the rented house near Art of Living Ashram we did outdoor Zip-lining in Boone (Hawksnest ziplining). It took a bit of convincing but both boys agreed to try it and had a blast going over the waterfalls, ponds and through the trees. There was even a rope bridge. We had tried indoor zip-lining before but doing it outdoors was a very different and fun experience.
We also managed a sweet and short trip to Washington DC. We spent one entire day at Udvar-Hazy national air and space museum and boys were just thrilled to see 'Discovery', 'SR 71 Black Bird' , 'Enola Bay' , 'Concord' and the first Boeing. Our Docent was a very funny and knowledgeable gentleman whose personal stories made for a wonderful tour of the museum.
Very close to the museum is 'Sully Historic Site' and even though we were late to tour the house, we were still able to go around it and enjoy a beautiful afternoon stroll.
The next day we took the hop and stop bus tour to see all the monuments and museums. We enjoyed the beautiful sunny day walking around the city's national mall area. At Arlington Cemetery, we watched the change of guard ceremony and paid our respects. Though most of the cherry blossoms had already bloomed, we found a few lovely pink beauties in their full glory there.
We were able to spend a few hours at Museum of Natural History where the highlight for all of us was to see "Hope Diamond". We had our very own personal guide Avi to tell us all about it :)
After walking around 10 miles during the day, twilight tour in open top bus was the best decision ! We rested our feet while admiring the night lights and lit-up monuments in the dark. The trip proved to be a great reminder for us to appreciate the democratic values that this country stands for.
We also managed a sweet and short trip to Washington DC. We spent one entire day at Udvar-Hazy national air and space museum and boys were just thrilled to see 'Discovery', 'SR 71 Black Bird' , 'Enola Bay' , 'Concord' and the first Boeing. Our Docent was a very funny and knowledgeable gentleman whose personal stories made for a wonderful tour of the museum.
Very close to the museum is 'Sully Historic Site' and even though we were late to tour the house, we were still able to go around it and enjoy a beautiful afternoon stroll.
The next day we took the hop and stop bus tour to see all the monuments and museums. We enjoyed the beautiful sunny day walking around the city's national mall area. At Arlington Cemetery, we watched the change of guard ceremony and paid our respects. Though most of the cherry blossoms had already bloomed, we found a few lovely pink beauties in their full glory there.
We were able to spend a few hours at Museum of Natural History where the highlight for all of us was to see "Hope Diamond". We had our very own personal guide Avi to tell us all about it :)
After walking around 10 miles during the day, twilight tour in open top bus was the best decision ! We rested our feet while admiring the night lights and lit-up monuments in the dark. The trip proved to be a great reminder for us to appreciate the democratic values that this country stands for.
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