Washington D.C. By Way of Baltimore

Before working for Premier Cost Recover, I'd never even been to the east coast. The past few months of business travel have taken me to Boston, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. (by way of Baltimore)! 

While it's not easy for Nate, I have really enjoyed traveling. For those of you who know me, going outside of my neighborhood is a stretch, so it has been nice to be able to step outside of my comfort zone (as in the Denver Metro area) and explore other parts of the country. Although the point of travel is predominately business, there are down times like these where we get to take advantage of travel.

On my last business trip to Baltimore, MD, we had some extra time before our flight would depart so we decided to make the hour long trip up to Washington D.C. to do some site seeing.

I had the pleasure of standing in front of the White House! However, they don't even let you up to the outlying gate any longer. We had to stand out on Pennsylvania Avenue attempting to take in the grandeur that is the White House. 

To be honest, the White House was my least favorite structure in D.C. We walked past Constitution Hall and many other Government buildings and across Constitution Ave. to where we could see the monuments up close!

I stopped and developed a better appreciation for the magnitude of loss the United States experienced during the Vietnam War. There was a weight and feeling of hopelessness here that I cannot fully describe. It was powerful to say the least!

I can't even begin to explain the size of the Lincoln Memorial. Not only the statue of Lincoln but the surrounding chambers and stairs as well! The chamber walls were covered in the inscriptions of the Second Inaugural Address and the Gettysburg Address. The history here was palpable in and around this memorial!

Looking out from the top of the Lincoln Memorial you can look out and over the Reflecting Pool and out towards the Washington Monument! 

 I haven't mentioned yet how windy and cold it was!!! It was hard to get through the two hours stroll we took through D.C. We were glad to get in the car to head to the airport.

Again, I really do enjoy traveling. However, I can't help but with that my family is there with me. The experience is never the same without them. I should start photo-shopping their faces into the pictures!

Looking forward to the next city that my work travels take me to!