Arlington National Cemetery

We spent one day driving around the DC area and seeing some of the sites. It is hard to drive here, especially when you do not know your way around, and hard to find parking, so we decided that we would park the car at the Metro station near the base and ride the Metro like most of the people who work here.

So the next day we were off and running, trying to see as much as we could. We took the Metro to Arlington National Cemetery, we purchased a 2 day pass on a tour tram, it takes you everywhere, and you can get off and visit, then catch the next one and continue your trip. Great way to see all of the interesting places, this is a narrated tour and trams come by every 20 minutes.

We spent some time at Arlington, and saw John F Kennedy's grave site with the eternal flame. Of course, Jackie and the two babies they lost are also buried here. Nearby is Robert Kennedy's grave site, with just a simple white cross marker.

We watched the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They change every 30 minutes in the Summer and every hour in the winter. They stand guard at the tomb 24 hours a day and every day of the year, regardless of the weather.

We spent several hours here at Arlington, then we rode the tram around DC to see all of the stops, to decide where we wanted to go the next day. We made our plan for the next day but knew we would need more days to see all we want of the DC area.