wearing: golden earrings / black and white knit top / golden bracelet / jeans / cross body bag / pink nail polish / sneakers /

Follow me to the US Capitol! When in Washington DC, one must do the tourist things; visit the US Capitol! We started our day with a general tour of the capitol building. The tour is shorter than I remember from when I was a kid. Seriously, they only show two rooms. In the 1980s I saw it all! But. . .I digress. . .

During the general tour we spotted both California statues. Former Governor of California and US President Ronald Reagan had his statue in a prominent place. It was fun to see all the different statues from each state. There are two from each state.

After the general tour, we went on a special tour which detailed the history of the suffrage movement. It was really interesting to see how these women battled for the right to vote and their different intentions for doing so. If you visit the capitol, I recommend this additional tour. You won’t see any new rooms or areas of the capitol, but you will learn some in-depth history and tidbits about the suffrage movement.

So, we decided to eat lunch in the capitol cafeteria. They have a white chocolate dessert filled with whipped cream in the shape of the capitol. We had to get it! Of course, we also indulged in hot dogs and french fries. haha

Then, we walked into the museum which details our nation’s history. It was fun to see artifacts from throughout the building of our country. This dress shown above is from our 100-year anniversary. It was made out of scarves with the capitol building depicted on it. Such a cool gown!

Once we saw everything we could see in the capitol building and made a pit-stop in the gift shop (of course!), we walked over to the botanical gardens. Unfortunately, the outside gardens were still dormant from winter, but we were able to see the beautiful plants inside, although one section was closed for the season. I recommend going later in spring. We visited the second week of March.

After the gardens, we were quite tired! So, we hopped in an Uber and went over to Pastis for dinner. It was a French restaurant in the Union Market area. We enjoyed a delicious dinner.

What I wore for a day of walking around the touring the capitol:

You can book tours in person, day of, at the capitol. But this summer will get busy, so I recommend booking tours ahead of time online in order to ensure you get your preferred tour times.

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more spring covderage!

XOXO
Cathy