July 4, 2010 – Day 4

The pictures are:
1. Mt. Vernon from the front.
2. Mt. Vernon – the porch overlooks the Potomac
3. Part of the formal garden
4. On the way home.

We woke up early so that we could get the early subway and bus to Mt. Vernon, the home of George Washington.

Because it is a holiday, it took us 45 minutes to reach the bus stop in Virginia. The next bus was going to be 30 minutes so we convinced 3 other people who were waiting to share a cab and we asked the cab to come back at 11:30 to take us back to the hotel.

Mt. Vernon is truly amazing. We have been to a lot of older homes and estates, but this place was beautiful and maybe the most complete and restored property we have seen.

It overlooks that Potomac River on a high bluff and George Washington built a massive estate.

We spent the next couple of hours there and then met our cab driver who took us to our hotel and waited for us and then to the airport.

A great trip and we are tired, but it is a good tired and with a good nights sleep tonight, we are ready to get back to normality – whatever that is!!

Today is our anniversary and what a nice place to celebrate.

Thanks for reading our trip blog. See you in late August for our trip to Europe.

Love to you all - Barb and Ed