Day 79-81: Virginia & Washington D.C.

From Costa Rica it was off to the U.S. I had a connecting flight in Orlando, and since that was my port of entry, I had to go through immigration, pick up my bag and drop it off for my next flight. The flight from San Jose was slightly delayed and the immigration line was so long, I was worried I would miss my flight. I was able to get my bag at 6:40 which was the time of my flight, but luckily for me it was delayed so I was able to drop off my bag and make it to my gate.

Washington Monument and D.C. city lights as seen from the plane. Back in the U.S. after 10 years!

The rest of the trip went smoothly and my aunt Tita Olyn and cousin Monica picked me up at the Washington airport.

We spent Saturday in D.C. We drove to the city, and then walked along the National Mall. First up, the World War II Memorial.

With Tita Olyn and Fonso

Then we continued on to the Lincoln Memorial. It was quite hot by now as it was nearing noon, but still a welcome change for me from the cold South American weather.

Lincoln Memorial with the many tourists

Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address

View of the Washington Monument + the reflecting pool from Lincoln Memorial.

Continued on to the Korean War Veterans Memorial. (It was a morning of memorials).

On our way back to the car, we visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Very sad and sobering experience; it was a very good exhibit.

Jefferson Memorial in the distance and the Tidal Basin, near where we parked the car.

The night before, we were actually planning out what we would see today/what route we would take. Fonso kept trying to plan out a route that would lead us to Shake Shack for lunch. Haha. We did end up eating there.

The cheese fries were so good!!

After our late lunch, we headed to the Newseum nearby. Unlike the other museums on the National Mall, the Newseum is a privately owned and therefore not free (tickets cost $23 + tax). The museum was excellent though, and I really enjoyed it.