The National Military Park Museum and Cyclorama in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

continued…Much to Keith’s horror, once we got back to Highway 30, Eric and Christi decided to go back to Gettysburg to see if the museum was open. After our mega museum tour this summer, Eric and Christi had promised Keith we could take a break from museums, so he was mad that they’d broken their promise. But Eric and Christi felt like it would be a crime to literally drive through Gettysburg and not stop at a museum about an event that was so important to our country’s history.

As we neared the Military Park, we saw there was a line of cars entering, so we figured it must be open. Parking was free.

Tickets to the museum were $14.75 per person for ages 13 and up. The “Film, Cyclorama and Museum Experience package” was an additional $6 per person. We had no idea what the Cyclorama was, but we were told it was cool and worth the extra money. They also gave us a AAA discount, which helped offset the extra cost.

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Welcome to Annapolis, Maryland

continued… Once Kosmos was situated, we quickly took showers and go ready to go out. After three days onboard, we were excited to walk around onshore, especially in a new town. It could be tricky to get on and off the boat with fixed docks, so Eric had set up a line to give us extra leverage.

The marina seemed to be small.

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Keith’s Perspective on our Last Week in DC/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre dernière semaine à Washington

This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to cryptography museum. It was quite boring and a super long drive to get there. I learned that the old computers were really really big. For lunch we ate at a Thai restaurant.

Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi nous sommes allés au musée de la cryptographie. C’était très ennuyant et un voyage très long pour y aller. J’ai appris que les anciens ordinateurs étaient très grands. Pour le déjeuner nous avons mange à un restaurant Taiwanese. 

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More Outdoor Monuments in DC — Constitution Gardens, The Declaration of Independence Signers Memorial and the WWII Memorial

continued… We followed a walking trail to The Constitution Gardens. The Gardens felt more like a park than a garden, with grass, lots of trees and a shallow lake in the middle.

That said, it was a lovely setting.

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More Outdoor Monuments in DC — The Lincoln Memorial, Einstein Statue and the Vietnam War Memorial

continued… We continued west to the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. As we approached it, we saw that it was under construction.

But we could still go in. A sign said they were building a basement to house a theater, exhibits and store.

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