The best kind of homework

As an AP Government teacher, it has been a real treat to spend a couple of days as a tourist in the Washington, DC area.

We took a "Monuments by Moonlight" tour of DC on Sunday night.

This picture is through the window of our tour trolley.

This is the Washington Monument from the FDR Monument across the tidal basin.

After Dan's promotion on Monday morning, Carolyn and I visited the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress. We even got to sit in the court for a tourist lecture.

It was raining as we walked around the Capitol building.

Today we visited Thomas Jefferson's home of Monticello. Very impressive.

For lunch we ate at Five Guys Hamburger, which is supposed to be the East Coast's version of In-n-Out, complete with red and white ceramic tile. Not!!!!! Can wait to get back to the real thing!

Tomorrow we plan to go visit the home of James Madison, that author of the Constitution. Now this is my kind of homework!