Merril woke up bright and early and got Maxine up. They stopped at Waffle House for breakfast and then Maxine fell asleep in the car on the way to Washington, D.C.
They arrived in D.C. and saw the Washington Monument.
This is the WW2 Memorial and there's one of these for each state.
Outside the Lincoln Memorial. Merril keeps thinking it's the Lincoln Monument.
This is where Martin L. King gave his 'I have a dream' speech.
This is the Vietnam Memorial and Maxine is pointing to Daddy's great Uncle Ken Maxwell, who died.
The White House is in the background. I think I see Trump!
This is the National Christmas Tree! There were some little trains and a tree from each state.
This is the capitol building.
This is where they inaugurate the President.
This is the inside of the Library of Congress. Maxine was able to get a reader's card (library card) to go back where the books were. She said it was the coolest part of the trip.
This is the oldest printed book I believe. It was printed on animal parchment, which is the only reason it's survived. Printed in 1455!
They stopped and bought some cupcakes from this shop. It became famous because it had a show on TV.
After this they left and boogied home. They took turns driving. They spent the next 36 hours eating, driving, sleeping, and getting gas. Maxine slept a lot but switched with Merril every so often so he could sleep.
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