Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.

In April we went to Washington D.C. to see the cherry blossoms. It was BEAUTIFUL. I been wanting to go for many years and this year we decided to go. I had been to Washington D.C. once before about 15 years ago, but it was Jr. first time. We didn't go inside anywhere because as you can see from the pictures we brought our pugs with us; we can't go anywhere without them! We stayed in a Motel 6 about 5 minutes from the Capitol because that's one place we knew take dogs! We left on Saturday morning hoping to get there around noon but we were stuck in rediculous traffic all the way there. Instead of taking us 4 hours it took us about 6 or 7 hours. When we got there in the afternoon, we checked in a the motel and we parked near the capitol and we walked from there all the way to the end of the mall where the most of the cherry blossoms were and the Jefferson memorial was. Then we walked all the way back to the car, by then it was night already. On our way back to the motel we stopped at a Thai restaurant and got some take-out to take back to the motel. The next day, we drove and parked near the White House and we walked around the grounds there for a little bit and we had Cosi for lunch on a picnic table right outside the White House. I mention Cosi because that's when my severe addiction started! Since then I can't get enough of it, whenever I can, I get it for lunch at work. I love their turkey and brie sandwich and their signature salad, mmmmm.Anyway, after lunch we left and drove back to New York. It was a short trip and we stayed outside for most of it but it was fun and a change from the New York scenery.