The British are coming!

These guys were the real deal.

Get Stuff for Your Classroom

In case anyone missed out on the forms they gave us at NMAI , below is the link to order the materials our docent spoke of:

www.nmai.si.edu/education

You also may e-mail them at NMAI-Education@si.edu

Here are a few more images from the trip. Seeing these places only makes me want to hop on a warm chocolate chip "cookied" jet and go back!

Washington Remembered

My feet no longer ache. I am well rested. And my family is no longer pouring extra attention on me, so I guess all is back to normal. But I remain changed. The experiences, sights and sounds, tastes and touches have collectively left an imprint that will effect all future references to government, DC, Virginia, etc. For that I am grateful. Although losing my favorite photos was a blow...I am learning to make lemonade out of my lesser lemon photos. Here is the capitol as an example. Given time, more will be added. Raise a glass...here's to great memories!

Back from DC

Find some of Dave's pictures from Washington DC here. We had a great time, learned a massive amount of information, and walked...and walked...and walked. It was an incredible experience for all!

Teresa's Pictures Can Be Found Here

Click HERE to see the pictures I took of our trip to Williamsburg and D.C. I also have these photos on a CD if it would be easier for you to download that way.

My thanks to you all for a wonderful trip! I learned a great deal on this trip, not the least of which is that LPS is fortunate to have such fabulous teachers as you all.

My best to you and I hope to see you again soon!!

Teresa

The U.S. Capitol Building

This is a picture of the main rotunda of the United States Capitol. The Senate chambers and the House chambers branch off each side. What do you notice at the top of the Capitol?

The Nation's Capitol

Today we visited the United States Capitol building. Each state is allowed to send two statues of historical figures to the Capitol for display. The statues have to be of people who are no longer living, must be full body statues, and can only be made of bronze or marble. Do you know who this historical figure is? Do you know his contribution to the State of Nebraska?

Do you know what memorial this is?

The people viewing the memorial are in the left side of the picture. The memorial, which reflects the images, is on the right. What is the name of this memorial?

It's Day 4!

Here we are at the National Museum of American History! We saw everything from Dorothy's ruby slippers (Do you remember what movie those are from?) to Abraham Lincoln's watch (Do you know what the recent surprise is that was found in the watch?). The Star Spangled Banner was incredible (Not the song, what is it??). What an amazing museum!!

Mt. Vernon

This is the home of George Washington. We toured his home and walked the grounds of his plantation.

Christiana's

Great Hopes Plantation

Our docent Robert provides an inspirational account of life in 1775 Virginia for non gentry.

Our Second Day

This is the start of our time at Williamsburg on our second day. The docent is giving us some general information before we start to look around the village of Williamsburg.

Making Rope at Jamestown

Our first day is spent at Jamestown. We had a fabulous docent. His name was John. This is a picture of some of us making rope.

Interesting Mount Vernon read

Mount Vernon in the news. Clicking on the title will take you to it. 

Pocket Itinerary – REVISED EDITION

Kevin will have printed copies of this itinerary to pass out at the airport.

Thursday, April 16
5:00 AM Arrive at Eppley Airfield in Omaha
6:10 AM Midwest Airlines Flight 2052 departs
9:29AM (EST) Arrive Washington National Airport
Drive to Jamestown Settlement
2:00 PM Group tour of Jamestown Settlement
Check in to Embassy Suites – Williamsburg
Dinner on your own

Friday, April 17
Breakfast included at hotel
8:30 AM Vans depart for Colonial Williamsburg
Lunch on your own
Continue touring Colonial Williamsburg
7:15PM Group Dinner at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern

Saturday, April 18
Breakfast included at hotel
7:30AM Vans depart for Mount Vernon
Lunch on your own at Mount Vernon
Tour Mount Vernon (group tour to start)
TBA Depart for Crystal City (Arlington, VA)
Check in to Embassy Suites- Crystal City
TBA Tour Arlington National Cemetery (closes at 7PM)
Dinner on your own

Sunday, April 19
Breakfast included at hotel
9:00AM Metro to Archives-Navy Memorial
10:00AM Tour National Archives Rotunda
11:00AM Lunch (and, inevitably, shopping) on your own at Old Post Office Pavilion
1:00PM Tour National Museum of American History
3:00PM Gather for walk to White House
4:30PM Group Dinner at (the famous) Old Ebbitt Grill
6:00PM Gather at WWII Memorial for National Mall Monuments/Memorials Tour

Monday, April 20
Breakfast included at hotel
9:00AM Metro to L’Enfant Plaza
10:00AM Tour National Museum of the American Indian
Lunch on your own
2:00PM Tour United States Capitol Visitor Center
8:30PM Optional Group Dinner at Dubliner

Tuesday, April 21
Breakfast included at hotel
Tour on your own
12:30PM Check in at Washington National Airport
2:00PM Depart D.C. Midwest Airlines Flight 2404
2:58PM (CST) Arrive Milwaukee
3:55PM Depart Milwaukee Midwest Airlines Flight 2677
5:20PM Arrive Omaha
Go Home!

Urgent Procedure Change!

Please Note This Important Change:

We are unable to print your boarding passes for tomorrow's flight (except for one: Sandra Dorn). 

When you arrive at the airport tomorrow, go to the Midwest Airlines counter and check in. You will be given a boarding pass by the agent.

To reiterate, neither Kevin nor Randy will have a boarding pass for you (unless you are Sandy Dorn). We can't print them. 

See you tomorrow around 5:00 a.m., if not before.

Track our flight!

This link will take you to a website that tracks flights in the U.S.

Click here for the Real Time Flight Tracker

Here is the flight information you will need to enter into the site to track our flights.
Airline: Midwest Airlines
Flight Numbers:
4/16/09: Flight 2050 (Omaha to Washington, DC)
4/21/09: Flight 2404 (Washington, DC to Milwaukee) and Flight 2677 (Milwaukee to Omaha)

USA Today from April 2

On the on-line edition of the USA Today for April 2, there was an article about the Cherry Blossom Festival. Within the article was a list of interesting interactive maps and links which were super fun to peruse through. If you can find that article, you too can have fun and get even more excited. The site has an area that you can click on for more information on certain buildings, museums, etc.