Every year, the US Botanic Garden does a train display for the holidays. They also do representations of historic buildings from the National Mall and Capitol Hill, all made entirely out of plant materials, which I think are totally amazing. We made a quick Saturday morning trip out of it at the beginning of December. We choose a great time to go, before the crowds arrived and when we could roam a little more freely around the displays. Natalie loved the trains and Isla was content to be wheeled around in the stroller. It is a pretty quick outing and we were in and out in just over an hour. That is the perfect amount of time for our little crew. This will definitely be on the repeat list for future Christmas activities.
The theme for the train display this year was a Fantasy land.
It had fairies and castles all throughout the various tracks.
And on to my favorite part...all the beautiful buildings!
The Capitol
U.S. Supreme Court
View of the front atrium
Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution "The Castle"
Jefferson Memorial
On our way out, a nice usher at the event offered to take our family's
picture. I really do love living so close to our Nation's Capitol and taking advantage of all the neat things to do here.
2 comments:
Beautiful displays. Wow. We might have to go.
that looks amazing! You do so many fun things as a family! Love all your updates!
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