Washington D.C.- Alexandria and the National Mall
It's not actually Washington D.C., but it's so close! I knew we had to add Alexandria, VA to our itinerary because cute historic towns are my thing. We walked down the cobblestones of King St. on our way to our first stop- Christ Church. Mt. Vernon is near Alexandria. We didn't stop at George's house on this trip because it's being renovated, so stopping by a church that he attended was the next best thing. David was very excited to sit in the Washington's pew. The girls were excited to choose their own pew. Back in the day people paid to rent specific pews in order to support the church, so this really was the Washington's assigned seating. The tour guide was excited when we left because for some reason she didn't trust those cute little faces to not touch anything breakable. Robert E. Lee also attended church here. And many modern presidents have visited to pay homage to Washington. A few blocks away, Gadsby's Tavern was another George Washingt...
