We have just finished our day in our nation’s Capital. Our day began by meeting IL Senators Durbin and Burris. All of the adults were doubting that we would actually meet them. But we in fact did. We had about an hour with them. It was a good experience for our students.
From there we made our way to see some of the monuments. We saw the Lincoln Monument, the Vietnam War Memorial, the Washington Monument and part of the WWII Monument. We made the long walk from the National Mall all the way back to the Capitol Building.
We then had lunch in the Capitol Building and then had our tour of the Capitol. We saw the center dome and other parts of the Capitol. Congress was in session and voting on a bill while we were there. We then got to visit the Senate for a few minutes. It was a nearly empty chamber.
We are about to get back on to the bus and head to our next concert and homestay which is in Mount Airy, Maryland. It has been a good visit to the nation’s capital.
