Walking in DC

This post is very overdue!  While I was home in Washington, DC for Christmas, my parents and I went for a heritage walk in their neighborhood, Columbia Heights.  DC has a series of heritage walks, which are self-guided tours that lead you to a series of signs that tell you about the history of the area.  It was very windy and snowy so we were frozen by the end of the 3 mile walk but we had a lot of fun and warmed up with hot cocoa from scratch when we got home :)  The pictures below give you an idea of some of the sights we saw!

Santa bid us farewell as we set out on our chilly adventure!

Our first stop was just a few blocks from my parents' house.  (P.S. How cute are my parents??)

Our route through NW Washington, DC.

This reminds me of the Christmas decorations I saw in Puerto Rico.

The text written here reads, "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the finer sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. - Dwight Eisenhower"

This church is named "Greater Tried Stone Baptist Church" -- bonus points if you can figure out what that means!

At sign #6 (out of 19).

How cool is this storefront?

The view of the city from Cardoza High School -- if you look closely you can see the Capitol Building to the left and the Washington Monument to the right.

I loved that someone took the time to put decorations up at this empty lot and the contrast of the garbage also caught there.

Here you can see the snow starting to accumulate in Meridian Hill Park.

As for my next walk, the forecast is currently very icky weather for the weekend.  I may still venture out but will have to wait and see how things are looking.  If I do make plans, I'll be sure to post them here!