Hello Everyone…
In case you didn’t know…
THE TRIP STARTS TOMORROW!!!
I am so excited… this entire year has been building up to this moment, and together, we will see so many sights and experiences!
So, in respect for tomorrow, I will go over some of our finalized plans, as well as a couple of updates concerning our route of the trip!
Firstly, we will leave from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin (logic I can follow) tomorrow morning at around Noon, and we will arrive at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia at approximately 4:00 PM (Ronald Reagan Airport, though outside D.C., is still the main airport that services the Capitol).
(Sorry for the Poor Quality)
From the Airport (in the south of the map), we will take a subway deeper into the District of Columbia, and into the very heart of our country!
We will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in Washington D.C., which is only a few blocks east of The White House!
Unfortunately, our applications to tour The White House were turned down, but we still have specialized tours of The Capitol Building on Thursday, so yay!
We will spend around 6 days in the District of Columbia, doing all of the items on our list highlighted in the Summer 2019 Trip Overview post (which you can access above via the link). From there, we will continue on to Gettysburg, and to the rest of out trip.
Also, as a minor note, we have added a new last-minute destination to out trip! At Point F on the map above, and just miles west of Philadelphia, is the Valley Forge National Historical Park, where General George Washington and his Continental Army bedded down during the 1777-78 Winter during the Revolutionary War, and how they persevered through thick and thin to turn the tide against the British and Hessians! We will visit there after we explore Lancaster, and before we visit Philadelphia.
And on a final note, the times of my posts may very greatly. In my 2018 Trip, the posts were mostly issued whenever the time of convenience would come about, so I will try not to make any assumptions that might be proven wrong. I typically either submit my posts on the evening of the post’s subject day, or on the very next morning. As long as we are flexible though, It shouldn’t be too much of an issue.
And well… I suppose that’s pretty much it! I’ll post again just before we leave our home in New Braunfels for Austin-Bergstrom Airport, and hopefully again after we are settled into our hotel in WASHINGTON D.C.!!!
Let the fun begin! See you tomorrow!
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