October 8, 2015: Arlington Cemetery and Mount Vernon

Today, I thought would be less walking than the day before, but I was wrong.   I walked over 13,000 steps today.

Our first stop was to Arlington National Cemetery where over 400,000 people are buried.  They have around 20-30 funeral ceremonies each day.   The military person, his/her spouse and child can be buried here.   If you get just the white stone, it is free.   We went to the Changing of the Guard.  I remember having to dress up for this ceremony back in 8th grade in 1989.   Now, the kids wear any ole thing.  I overheard this guy telling the kids in the ceremony they had to wear closed toed shoes.  One girl was wearing flip flops and a short skirt while a guy was wearing sneakers.  Sneakers are not allowed either.

Saw where the Kennedys are buried.   

Next, we went to the Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Roosevelt Memorial, and the Mrtin Luther King Memorial.

Our last stop of the day was to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.     We toured his home and saw where they are buried on the property.    We had a turkey dinner at the restaurant on-site.