And the honor of second overnight houseguest . . . and first Grandma in da house . . . goes to Gramma Carol!
This fearless flyer braved winter storms, treacherous travel conditions, peak flu exposure and more to come for a visit. We all loved having her with us for a few days!
Gramma C spent the first part of her trip visiting Jim, Sara, Lyla and Stitch down in North Carolina. By some miracle, she managed to get from there to here in between winter storms, with only one cancelled flight causing a one-day delay.
Our time was slightly shortened, but we made the most of it, cramming in good food, games, sightseeing, movies, naps, visiting and more!
We had lunch and a tour of the Pentagon one day with our favorite tour guide (sorry--no photos allowed!).
But by far one of the best things we did was to take a double-decker bus tour of the National Monuments. Temps were dipping into the mid-teens when she was here, so the thought of sitting in an open-top tour bus was pretty chilling. However, we found a bus company that covers its open top busses with a clear plexiglas top in the winter to chauffeur you around in style and heated comfort. If you find yourself in DC in the winter with only a short amount of time, we highly recommend it!
In about two and a half hours, we got a toasty warm, narrated driving tour of about 18 key sites around the National Mall. With busses running every half an hour, we were also were able to hop on and off the bus if we wanted to spend more time at a particular site, which we did.
It doesn't get much better than that in DC in the winter!
Thanks for coming to visit, Gramma Carol, and can't wait to see you again soon!
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