Tour of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis

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The security guard said the last tour of the day was just beginning, so we rushed into the visitor’s center to get tickets. We passed a group that was standing near the entrance; an older gentleman was introducing himself, so we figured that was our group and they’d already started.

It looked like there was a film that showed every few minutes and a small museum in the visitor’s center, but we obviously didn’t have time watch the film or to look around. Tickets were $18 for adults and $16 for ages 5 – 17. The man at the register tried to charge Keith for an adult ticket. When we said he was a student he said “Oh, here for a college tour?” When we said he was only 13, he looked disbelieving.

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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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The Stardew Valley Symphony On Our Last Day in DC

Dawn on Friday, October 3, 2025

As soon as we were done with school, we caught a ride share to Trader Joe’s. Due to the one-hour parking limit, last time we’d gone, we had only stocked up on what we needed. This time, we went back for passage food and “fun” items, such as snacks and desserts. Here was Christi waiting for the ride share.

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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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