On Saturday, to get to the busy DC, we got to ride in United States Metro:) That reminded us of Ukraine and Russia, where many people heavily rely on public transportation.
Upon getting to DC, first place we visited was the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (http://www.ushmm.org/) and it took several hours, until the closing, to go through it -- and we still did not get to see everything. There was so much to see/read, hear, watch... (we were not allowed to take any photos but there are plenty online). We were shaken up by some of the things we learned about the pre-, during and post- events of the Holocaust. The most striking thing we learned was that Hitler's initial plan was to get rid of the Jews by migrating them, but only 2-3 small nations took them in; MOST of the world turned their backs on these people. Thus, Hitler's Final Solution -- the genocide. In a sense, the whole world partook in this horrible event. Can such a thing happen today? Ask history about the power of Nazi propaganda, and study the times.
The next day, we went to American Museum of Natural History (http://www.amnh.org/), where, of course, the religion of evolution brainwashes millions of visitors. Hearing that we're descending from apes, that is just laughable. But many kids, which we saw there, don't know better. There was, of course, much interesting information about the world God has made. A couple of days prior, we read Jesus' saying that Jonah was in the belly of a WHALE (Matthew 12:40), and seeing the whale hanging off the ceiling....I can see that as possible :)
Another place was the National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/nae/). Seeing Magna Carta, and the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution and The Bill of Rights -- was fascinating.
Also, we visited the National Portrait Gallery (http://www.npg.si.edu/).
On the third -- and the last -- day in DC, we visited National Museum of American History (http://americanhistory.si.edu/), where we got to see a strikingly godless perspective of this Nation's history. A man. That's what it's centered on. On the bright side, it was nice to see some of the things presidents and first ladies wore, used, thought about, and so forth. History is interesting. Majority of these historical places are created through the eyes of Smithsonian Institution (http://www.si.edu/), thus the educational theme is carried all throughout.
On Sunday, we went to a small local church. The sight of hundreds of seats, all empty was depressing. There were the pastor, another man, 3 kids and 5 women, most of them widows. We learned that their members were dying out. What a sad picture. A church without youth and kids, is without future. Psalm 127 is a must read for modern churches. (this paragraph by Vik).
On Tuesday morning, we left the DC and headed to The National Museum of the Marine Corps (http://www.usmcmuseum.com/index.asp). There, we saw this country's marines history, from the beginning to present. Many wax figures, displays, timelines, and such were displayed. [and the place is soon to expand!]. The comical part was getting ID'ed by the security because we were in the car for a while, upon arriving to the site, prior to coming in; after getting our information down, they apologized and explained that they did that due to the terrorism threats in present day.
On Thanksgiving eve, by God's providence, going just to see the Atlantic Ocean, we unexpectedly ended up in Williamsburg; and seeing signs for the Historic James Towne, Virginia, we KNEW that's where we are going to spend the following day!
The first Lighthouse built by the newly formed government of the USA, in 1792, was our next stop (http://www.apva.org/CapeHenryLighthouse/). There, we got to walk on the shore of where the first English settlers arrived to what today is United States.
From there, we wandered down the shore to Virginia beach. The water is cold, but the view is breathtaking (especially the sunset!).
Thank you and have a good night.
PS: Vik finally got his long awaited haircut!
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