After picking up Angie and Em from Dulles, we planned out part of our East Coast trip, which included trips to Washington DC and Philadelphia.

The first stop was the Nation’s capitol, as we walked for 6+ hours in hot and humid conditions. We checked out most of the main tourist attractions (Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial). Through all of that, we even made it to the Holocaust Museum (which is a must-visit in DC). Although the heat took it’s toll on us, we managed to get through it all and even managed to find some good eats in the way of Rita’s, Ben’s Chilli, and other food establishments that I can’t remember right now. I don’t have many pictures, as Angie is a much better photographer, so we deferred to her, but her’s what I have of DC.

I have a feeling it’s gonna be a long, long day…~Tiger

I Guess this is what my tax money is paying for…

My dada says that this is an important picture because I can use it to remind Mama that we’ve been here before (because she won’t remember)…~Tiger

Philadelphia was our next stop on the trip (although we made a quick detour back to NJ for a day). Philly was Philly. Good, unhealthy food, and plenty of historical sites to checkout. Although I don’t have any of the Philly pictures on my camera, we did check out the must-sees from the eatery world (Geno’s and Pat’s….Pat’s is better for the record). In Philly, we also had the most expensive take-out Vietnamese food ever, stayed in a sub-par Sheraton Hotel, visited the Liberty Bell, took the Independence Hall tour to view where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were formed and signed, visited Ben Franklin’s grave, partially visited Love Park (the girls didn’t want to get dropped off because somebody told them they might get mugged) and finished the afternoon off with a Philly Hoagie. All in a day and a half’s work…not bad even by Benjamin Gates’ standards.