The Washington Monument

I think, in retrospect, that my favorite part of the whole trip may have been the bike tour through the monuments. We rented bikes from the same company we used in New York (Bike and Roll), but this time we paid for the guided tour. It is THE way to see the monuments, especially in the summer. We saw almost all the important sites in three hours, a feat that would've consumed an entire, exhausting day had we done it on foot. They also have evening tours (my plan for next time) that would be substantially cooler. I highly recommend the bike tour if you are visiting DC.

Anyway, here we are at the Washington Monument, our first stop. We didn't go up but it was still pretty cool.