My Washington,DC Trip
2016 Class Trip
About The Trip
The Crispell 8th grade team went on a trip the Washington D.C. We went the alot of sights and popular areas. We all stayed into a hotel for 2 nights and 3 days.
Lincoln Memorial
The memorial is to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It was built May 30 , 1922. Its been standing for 94 years and counting.
Jefferson Memorial
The memorial is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson. It was made on April 13 , 1943. It has been standing for 73 years and counting.
Vietnam and Korean war Memorial
Vietnam Memorial
The vietnam memorial honors the men and women who sacrificed their lives in the war. The design was made in Montgomery , Alabama.
Korean Memorial
The Korean Memorial honors the 5.8 million Us soldiers who fought in war for a 3 year period time. They were listed dead , missing in action or lost at the seas over time.
United States Capitol
What I learned about the capitol is that construction started on September 18, 1993.
The project cost 2 billion dollars. The capitol dome in 8,909,200 pounds.
Smithsonian Museums
Natural History Museum
This museum shows the background and the older life of what was happening back then how how peoples lives were. My favorite display was the gigantic dinosaur in the middle of the museum.
Holocaust Museum
The Holocaust Museum shows how the holocaust life was back then and the memorial of all the Jews and other cultures who had to work then. My favorite display was the boys life remade in the museum of how his home was like back then.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington is a cemetery dedicated to all the unknown soldiers who risked their lives in war. Over 400,000 soldiers died. The USS Maine honors all those who died on aboard the USS Maine.
The White House
Our first president, George Washington, selected the site for the White House in 1791. The White House in one of the most protective , safe and famous house in America.
The National Zoo
The National Zoo provides a home to over 2,000 different animals that represent more than 400 species. Almost a quarter of all animals housed in this zoo are on the endangered species list. The National Zoo was the first zoo to conduct scientific research in order to better be able to find ways to stop certain breeds of animals from becoming extinct. The National Zoo's Asian Elephant is the fifth of its kind to be created through artificial insemination.
Washington D.C Dinner Cruise 2016
My favorite part of the cruise was how we all got to go up top of the boat and dance
The food was super delicious. they had very good options to choose from.
The river was very nice. There was no waves and it was calm because no one else was on the river. The sights from the boat was really nice too.
Hotel And Travel
The buses were very professional, the buses had wifi and outlets which was a huge bonus to us! The travel was 6 hours there and 8 hours back because of an accident from another one of our bus. Our bus driver Paul, was A awesome guy! He was super generous and had fun with us on the trip.
The hotel was a 5 star, it had 2 beds and a super nice bathroom. We each fit 4 people in A room. They served breakfast in the morning for us and then we went to our bus and spent the day exploring Washington D.C.
On the way there and back we stopped after driving for 3 hours. We stopped each time at A very nice rest stop area.