Today ended up a pretty good day. I need to get to sleep so I’ll just give the highlights. We drove to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to see if they had tickets available, and sure enough, we were able to get any time. This week is a pretty dead week in DC, so if anyone ever wants to go to DC in the summer, the last week in August is a great idea. We took the 3 pm tickets. Then we went to the National Building Museum. It is a nice museum with some cool activities for kids (except our kids gave us problems when we wanted to show them). They also have a Lego exhibit right now that the kids LOVED! Here is a photo of the Burj Dubai in Lego (the tallest building in the world). It took the artist over 600 hours to design and build this model.
One amazing thing about this museum is the building that it is in. It was originally built to be the National Pension Bureau building and I cannot imagine going to this building each day for work.
They do inaugural balls in this space.
Then we went to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for the tour there. The kids had a great time seeing the money being printed. At the gift shop I took these photos of the kids in front of a chart showing how many $100 bills would stack up to their height. Too bad Noam does not like to smile for the camera.
Tomorrow we will be leaving in the am for home. I think we are all looking forward to sleeping in our own beds!
Shabbat Shalom!
Looks like a fun trip Phil! I love DC, it’s such a fascinating place… and a wonderful learning experience for the kids!