Home Town Tourists

We have had the wonderful experience of hosting an intern teacher from France, Ophélie, for the past couple of weeks.  Due to our season of snow, she had a very stressful time getting here, including 3 days of flight delays, getting rerouted to Philadelphia, and what Gabe called "the scariest drive of my life" getting here from the train station.  She arrived on our doorstep just in time for a second blizzard and a week of closures.  She spent the first few days of her first trip to the U.S. getting to know the inside of our house, our three children, and our very large, not quite house mannered dog. 

To try to make things right, we took her out to see the sights of D.C. this past weekend.  It's always great to host someone from out of town because it gets us out to places we don't usually go.  It took me 43 years of on and off living in this area, but I finally made it to the top of the Washington Monument.  Throughout the weekend, we visited famous spots as well as some of our lesser known favorites.  Here are the snapshots.

Views from above


 
Words that inspire

 

Around the corner





 
 
On frozen pond

 

 
Powerful monuments



 

 

  

Comments

[Leticia]

Isn't it amazing how long it takes us to sometimes take advantage of what is right in our backyard? Your photos of your adventure are fabulous! Thanks for sharing them!

[Betsy Henry (zen-mama.com)]

Hi Margy, One of our most favorite trips was to DC with our kids. We had so much fun going everywhere! Your pictures reminded me of the fun we had two years ago. Thanks!

I found you on twittermoms! I'm looking forward to looking through your blog.

[Margy]

Thanks, Leticia and Betsy! And welcome to hidethecheese, Betsy!