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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nOne of our favorite places to visit in Richmond has always been the Hollywood Cemetery. After going to so many unique cemeteries in our travels, it still holds a special place in our hearts. Deb and I have always enjoyed photographing the monuments, headstones and landscape there.<\/p>\n
Of course, any visit to Richmond means a \u201cfoodie\u201d destination. We met up with Jess & Johnny at Sticky Rice! This vegan friendly place has NEVER disappointed. Be sure to get the Bucket -O-Tots for starters. LOL.<\/p>\n
Our stay in Virginia Beach came to an end, we said our goodbyes and headed up to the Washington DC area.\u00a0 Our daughter Jessica lives in Manassas and we found an awesome RV park at Fort Belvoir. It was centrally located for our adventures in and around DC. Ft Belvoir\u2019s RV park is 5 Star.. On the water and abundant wildlife and birds of prey to observe daily.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nWe hooked up with Jessica and quickly set out on our first Smithsonian visit to the Steven F Udvar – Hazy Center Air & Space museum. Huge displays of aeronautical and space history highlighted by the space shuttle Discovery and the Enola Gay which significantly contributed to ending WWII at the cost of over 200, 000 Japanese people in Hiroshima.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nMount Vernon was next on the docket. Perfect time of the year to see many of the spring trees in bloom. The dogwoods and redbuds were on display. It was interesting to see ongoing restoration efforts of the main house and newer structures that showed the contributions of the slaves that were owned by the Washington family.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nWe did a day trip down to Quantico so we could find the old USMC hospital where Deb was born. The building is still standing and now is a Marine Headquarters, then visited Prince William Forest Park nearby where we had a nice opportunity to walk the dogs.<\/p>\n
Always nice to hook up with old shipmates while in the DC area. Lunch in Pentagon city and dinner out in the country near Marshall made me appreciate even more that I NEVER got stationed in the concrete jungle!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nWe discovered a part of Washington DC we had never been to before. As previously mentioned, we enjoy visiting cemeteries in our travels and the Glenwood Cemetery did not disappoint. We saw the largest display of trumpeting angels here. There were also some other significant mausoleums and monuments that were unique and beautiful.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nSecond trip to the Smithsonian took us to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. \u00a0Diverse and interesting displays throughout which capped off what we saw and experienced at the civil rights museums in Alabama.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nWe enjoyed a drive out to the Manassas Battlefield and stopped at many of the places where key events took place and even found a couple of places to let the dogs sniff around. The stone bridge is still one of my favorite spots.<\/p>\n
Our last hurrah with Jess and Johnny was a trip to an Escape Room where we successfully \u201cescaped\u201d, had a victory lunch at the Mellow Mushroom, then said our goodbyes to our kids.<\/p>\n
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