During the first week of our trip we met our cousins in Washington, DC. We went to the Eastern Market. It opened in 1873, and it is one of the oldest markets in DC. The market had places you could eat and they had food for sale (although it was all a bit pricey). It had some of the weirdest seafood, meat, and sweets. They had pigs' feet ears, toes, and tongues. There were whole fish on display. The other seafood was clams, mussels, scallops, craps, octopus, lobster, and octopus tentacles. They had cakes, cookies, ice cream, pies, and cupcakes.
Boat Tour
Next we went on a boat tour on the Potomic River. It was pretty boring because you couldn't understand the tour guide. We saw lots of monuments. We saw the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and some cherry blossoms. Japan gave the cherry blossoms to the U.S. as a gift. They blossom every spring.
The Lincoln Memorial was huge! There were lots of columns. The ceiling looked like colored parchment paper. There was writing on the walls of speeches that Lincoln spoke. They were hard to understand. He talked about keeping the union (U.S.) together.
Hi Cate,
ReplyDeleteI love that you're doing this blog. What a cool idea. It looks like you guys are having a great vacation. Thanks for sharing all the interesting things you're doing. I'll show Arianna, she'll really enjoy reading your posts. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. xoxo
Thank you Miss Lynnea. We are having lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Cate!
ReplyDeleteWell, you have already seen so much and your big trip is just beginning. Seeing the Statue of Liberty and Lincoln Memorial up close is such an awesome experience. I hope you are enjoying Italy. I traveled there and five other European countries a couple summers ago. The food in Italy was amazing - and I'm quite the critic since I had an Italian mom who cooked the best Italian food ever! Besides Italy, one of my favorite countries was Switzerland. I stayed in a city called Zermat where no cars were allowed. The city was at the base of the Matterhorn which was soooo impressive. I can't wait to hear more about your trip. Enjoy every minute of it!
Hi Ms. Rolewicz,
DeleteI am having lots of fun in Europe. I just had a cooking class with my Nonna. She is pretty strict with her cooking too. We cooked gnocchi and when I took it out of the pot she said "no water" millions of times. I can't believe that there are no cars allowed in Zermat! I look forward to seeing you in May.