Essay On Washington Monument

There were a million places I would have rather been (hyperbole), but I was there, in our nation’s capitol, gazing up at the towering Washington Monument. I was a 16-year-old girl about to spend a week of her summer in Washington D.C. learning about the founding fathers of America and dreading every minute of it. My family was going to take our trip to D.C. two summers ago, but my sister and I convinced my parents that it would not be enjoyable if we had to drive rather than fly. Last summer, however, my parents overruled their crabby teenage daughters and we made the 18-hour drive to D.C. Instead of taking our 1998, untrustworthy, white minivan on this long trip, my grandparents allowed us to drive their 2014 minivan instead. My parents …show more content…
My little family stuck close together that night as we took the long walk from the bus stop to the monument. After we passed the trees that covered the monument from afar, the Washington Monument stood towering 555 feet above us (personification) as beautiful as ever. A circle of flags surrounded the monument and the White House, Capitol building, and the Lincoln Memorial were visible from the center. The view was breathtaking (personification). Taking in this view was the moment that my perspective on D.C. changed completely. I realized that I had thought that the capitol city was a terrible place, when really it was an intriguing city with beauty all over it. Washington D.C. turned out to be a beautiful city that captured my interest (personification) in ways that I did not believe possible. From the beautiful landscapes, to the massive monuments and the huge museums, the city left me with an admiration that I had not dreamed possible before this trip. The judgments that I had made before traveling and experiencing the city were no longer relevant. My excitement for my next adventure is great thanks to my thought-provoking trip to Washington