Washington DC and our visit with the Swartz's

10/10 This morning we started our trip in to see Larry and Laura Swartz in Clifton, VA. We started out on I-66 in Front Royal about 10 AM and drove right in to Washington, DC to see the sights (about a 65 mile trip). We didn’t get out of the truck at all but just drove around and saw all the sites
Here we are crossing the Potomac River:

Washington Monument

White House (can't drive in front on Pennsylvania Ave anymore)

Lincoln Memorial

Jefferson Memorial (front and back)

Arlington National Cemetary

Pentagon

Afterwards, we headed back out I-66 to the Swartz’s house. We got there about 3PM. After a couple of hours of catching up, we started playing cards (which we used to do in NJ with them). We started with HI-LO, a game that we had taught them years ago, took a break for supper, and then continued on with the cards. At some point we switched to Spades, and finally ended about 12:30 am!

We stayed overnight at their house, got up around 9, had some breakfast, did a little more catch up and then started cards again! We playing until about 1 PM, had some lunch, and then watched the Steeler game with them and their son, David. He lives in Arlington and is an AVID Steeler fan; he couldn’t get the game on his TV, but Larry had access to all games, so he came there to watch.

Here is a picture of the 3 of them:

Their other son, Dan, and his wife and granddaughter (Lydia) live in PA so we didn't get to see them.

Mom and Laura left around 3 PM for church. Laura is the piano player for the band and had to be there early for practice. Larry and I left the house around 4:30 and drove to church for the 5PM service. It was an Anglican church so the service was not like back home, but was very good.

After church, we said our goodbyes and left for the CG.  All in all, it was a great weekend.