Vacation 2015!

A few pictures from the train. I think this is probably when we were going through West Virginia?

Some rockets at the Smithsonian Air/Space Museum in DC.

That's the Washington Monument back there.

I enjoyed a few of these Cinnabon treats throughout the trip.

Saying goodbye at the train station in Philly.

This is a replica of Lady Liberty's face.

Enjoying Rita's on our last night! Custard and water ice is the best.

We went canoeing at Parvin State Park in New Jersey.

My new favorite game--Settlers of Catan. 

I was able to stream the World Cup women's game on my iPad! Hooray for technology.

We had a pretty great view of fireworks from the rooftop of the Department of Ag building. It overlooks the Washington Monument, with views of the WWII Memorial & the Lincoln Memorial, plus you could see the Capitol Building looking the other way.

This is the panoramic view from the rooftop.

The National Cathedral was one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. Quite possibly number 1 on that list. It was huge.

Me & Lady Liberty! This is on the ferry ride over there.

Gotta love the Atlantic City boardwalk. We stayed over two nights, thankfully, since it rained the whole first day. The boardwalk was a little slippery!

A really good sandwich on the boardwalk.

Since it was raining, we went to the aquarium in Atlantic City before hitting the beach/boardwalk. It was super busy and pretty small, but I got a good picture of this sting ray. Plus the sea turtle was really cool.

They wouldn't let me wear my liberty hat...but I think it's pretty cool!

Rita's is just the best.

Lots of fun pictures from the Statue of Liberty. I'm so glad I got to see her up close!

This is the big hall at Ellis Island where people waited when they first got here.

Ellis Island with NYC skyline behind...

This was the first time I've ever ordered food on the train and it was pretty good! They get some a la carte items from a cafe/bakery now.

We had a 2 hour layover in Pittsburgh at 5am so we walked a ways and found a great little coffeeshop and got some good coffee & this 6 cheese bagel--the best bagel I've ever eaten.

Finally on the train!

On Monday I drove to Mt. Pleasant, only to find out that my train was canceled and I hadn't been notified. So, I ended up driving to Naperville, which took 6 hours instead of 3.5 since I had driven all the way to Mt. Pleasant first. Plus there was Illinois road construction and toll roads. If I never drive through Illinois again I will die happily.