After church on Sunday, I wanted to go to the Mall and see the monuments and stuff like that. But it didn't start out well since every exit from the freeway was closed. When we finally got off an exit, it was like a parking lot. It finally dawned on me that all of those bikes were at the Mall. Since we have five days in this city, Rinar and I thought it wise to abort the original plan and think of something else to do... like anything away from the city.
Hence, we headed to Manassas for an unplanned trip to the National Park. It was not too far away and the kids were able to watch a cannon demonstration by some reenactors, and even participate in the demonstration. They took their jobs very seriously. Then we attended a short lecture on the beginnings of the Second Battle of Bull Run at Brawner farm.
Rinar wore the perfect shirt to the museum. It says, "Back in my day, there were 9 planets." Then he found a replica of a space probe that is going to Pluto. It was kind of funny.
On the way back to the hotel, I decided to try to get a hold of my high school friend Kelly since I knew we were driving past her town. Amazingly enough I had her address, so we just went right to her house and knocked on the door. I was worried it was not the right house, but to my good fortune it was her house and she was there with her family hanging out by the pool. We had a wonderful visit remembering some fun things from school and playing a few games with our kids. Kelly and I even took our boys on in a quick basketball game in her driveway. It is one of life's pleasures to be able to reconnect with old friends.
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A perfect time to go as the humidity isn't too bad this time of year and it is 150 year celebration this year of the Civil War! They are doing re-enactments all summer long.
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