Day 3

We started the day with a delicious breakfast at the hotel. We had eggs, ham, French toast, muffins and potato. The Hotel L’ENFANT Plaza was a wonderful place to stay. We had to gather our suitcases and head to the bus for our last day in Washington. We had a busy day planned. Our first stop was the White House for a photo opportunity. We all thought that it would have been bigger than it looked. We went to the back side of the White House, because the front isn’t available to walk in front of. We were walking toward the bus and Bob our tour guide had found a beautiful hotel called The Willard. It was set up like the olden days. The front desk had little mail slots not computers. It was cool. Next we arrived at the National mall and walked through the front lawn. We had the opportunity to meet a capitol police officer and ask him questions. We then went to the Library of Congress. The detail of the building was breathtaking. We walked to the visitor center for the Capitol tour. Wow what a building. We had lunch under –ground that had a huge variety of yummy foods to choose from. We had a great opportunity that most people can’t or won’t do; we went to the Supreme Court steps and prayed for our Capitol, White house and Supreme Court. We left D.C and headed for Gettysburg. We arrived to the BATTLEFIELD. Our tour guide for the Gettysburg was Mark. He had a great sense of humor. He had 5 of our students participate in a battle. The students really enjoyed the re-enactment. We toured the area for about an hour. We dropped Mark our guide off at the gift shop and headed to Dobbins House Tavern. The dinner was tasty. We had the chance to go into the original underground rail road building that housed the hidden slaves who had managed to escape. We finished the evening with a little shopping in the gift shop at the tavern. We checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott. The rooms were nice, but some our girl rooms had stink bugs. The staff was very nice and moved the 2 groups. It all worked out.