Mount Vernon- Washington's home

Today, we went into George Washington's home where he lived. I liked it because in the beginning we saw a 2o minute show about Washington life and how he fought in The French Indian War. After that we saw where he lived, and we saw the bedrooms , the kitchen , and the smokehouse, and the stables. It was cool. But it was really cold it felt like 39 degrees. It was raining too. Then we left, and we went to our hotel because we are leaving tomorrow to California . I thought Washington D.C was the best vacation ever!!!!!!! :)

Emily- 9

Mt. Vernon was a wonderful end to a great week for us. Despite the rain and cold weather, we enjoyed seeing the home of George and Martha Washington. There is a wonderful museum where all of us learned something new about our great first President. Besides a courageous leader, George Washington motivated his men through his faith and determination to realize the dream of being a free nation. Interestingly, Washington's advice to our nation as he resigned his Presidency: to pay heed to our nation's causes and to refrain from involving ourselves in issues abroad. Good advice we seem to have forgotten.

I had a great time at Mt. Vernon today, despite that it was cold and rainy. Before we started the tour of the rooms and mansion, we watched a video about George Washington's life and how he was brave and humble. Well, the rooms were very old and pretty cool. The designs on the beds were mostly floral, the painted walls were colorful, and the mansion is made of wood, but it is painted and sand thrown on it to look like bricks! There was the mansion and different little houses that include: the smokehouse, the kitchen, the stable, and the "outdoor toilet." Today was nice touring Mt. Vernon.

-Erika 12