Hi, I am going to tell you about the time I went to Washington D.C to visit my grandparents. My grandma and grandpa had originally lived in Pittsburgh PA, but they had moved to D.C because my grandpa was a history buff, and my grandma got a new job. My family planned to stay down there for a few days anyway,but then they called and broke the news to us and said that we could stay with them. We live in Morgantown, WV so it was only a three and a half hour drive. When we got to the city we had to drive around the Tidal basin before we got to the house. But that's where we saw the most beautiful trees in the world! We came in the springtime so all the trees were in mid-bloom.
When we got to my grandparents house we unpacked and got settled in while my mom and grandma made dinner and let me tell you,it was the best meal I ever ate. When we woke up the next morning we had breakfast and voted on which monument we wanted to see first and we decided on the FDR memorial. It wasn’t a very long drive from the house but the real challenge,was finding a parking spot. When we finally found a spot and walked through doors I noticed some writing on the walls and around the statue. I read a couple of them and realized that they told the story of the hard era he led America through. After we admired the bronze statue and got some pictures we went to the four garden rooms that represent his four terms. …show more content…
From a distance, the Lincoln statue looked like a little spec that could fit in the palm of my hand. But when I was only standing five feet away the only thought going through my head was, “Wow.” I was really interested in the memorial so I asked a park ranger and he said that the thirty six columns represent the thirty six states in the union at the time of Lincoln's death. He also told me that Lincoln’s eyes and Ulysses S. Grant’s eyes meet through the Washington
When we got to my grandparents house we unpacked and got settled in while my mom and grandma made dinner and let me tell you,it was the best meal I ever ate. When we woke up the next morning we had breakfast and voted on which monument we wanted to see first and we decided on the FDR memorial. It wasn’t a very long drive from the house but the real challenge,was finding a parking spot. When we finally found a spot and walked through doors I noticed some writing on the walls and around the statue. I read a couple of them and realized that they told the story of the hard era he led America through. After we admired the bronze statue and got some pictures we went to the four garden rooms that represent his four terms. …show more content…
From a distance, the Lincoln statue looked like a little spec that could fit in the palm of my hand. But when I was only standing five feet away the only thought going through my head was, “Wow.” I was really interested in the memorial so I asked a park ranger and he said that the thirty six columns represent the thirty six states in the union at the time of Lincoln's death. He also told me that Lincoln’s eyes and Ulysses S. Grant’s eyes meet through the Washington