DC Part II: Mount Vernon

When we visited DC for the first time in November 2012, we mostly toured around downtown DC, walking the Mall, visiting the Smithsonian's, seeing the Constitution and the White House, etc. This time we wanted to do something different, and so we headed to Mount Vernon one day.

Mount Vernon is also super touristy, which made it hard for me to remember how old the place actually was. It almost didn't seem real.

We went on an extremely hot day, and before long, we were all dripping in sweat. I was actually kind of worried about Sally in her stroller because she looked os overheated!

It was fun to see the inside of the house (which we couldn't take pictures of) and to walk the grounds. It was kind of messed up to realize our first president owned slaves (slave quarters pictured above). One area of Mount Vernon is currently being excavated for unmarked graves of slaves, which was pretty sad. We also saw Washington's grave (pictured below), which just sits in this open building at all times for people to walk by. It seemed like such a casual place for our first president to be buried. 

By the end, we were so very happy to get back in an air-conditioned car and try to slowly stop sweating. Until we meet again, Mt. Vernon!