Our first Aussie visitor!

Well, Jeremy and I finally had our first visitor from across the seas! Ben arrived shortly after midnight on Monday (or should I say, Tuesday) and left us on Saturday. We had a great time showing him around, even though it was stinking hot and humid. Hopefully he had fun too - he did seem a little worn out from all the sightseeing we did!

Tuesday
- Jeremy and I both had to work, and I figured that Ben would probably just want to catch up on some shut-eye anyway, so he spent the day at our apartment.

Wednesday
We had a busy day Wednesday! We saw
- the White House (from the front, and the back)
- the Washington Monument
- Lincoln Memorial
- Reflecting Pool (which is what Jenny ran through to get to Forrest in "Forrest Gump")
- World War II Memorial (although they were doing maintenance, so the water was all drained)
- Korean War Memorial
- Museum of Natural History
Then it was home, where I made Ben a traditional turkey dinner. Well, we didn't cook a whole turkey, just a breast with the bone in. But it was still delicious!!

Thursday
Jeremy had Thursday off as well, so it was back into the city to see
- Arlington National Cemetery (my favorite place in the whole city), and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Iwo Jima Memorial (my favorite memorial in the city)
- ESPNZone for lunch and some drinks/games
- Georgetown, where we had some drinks that some old guy paid for (Ben and he became old friends) and some barbeque dinner at Old Glory

Friday
Jeremy worked a half day, so Ben and I had to fend for ourselves in the morning. It was back into the city for
- International Spy Museum
- Chipotle for lunch...mmmmm....Chipotle
- Air and Space Museum, where Jeremy met us
- Ben's first Major League Baseball game, Washington Nationals vs. the New York Mets

Saturday
Ben's flight was at 2:45pm, and after a few beers the night before we weren't up to doing too much. We went to
- Tysons Corner mall, so Ben could get a true taste of Americana
- Great Falls National park. **Fun bit of trivia - they constructed a channel with "locks" so that boats could make it down river without having to navigate the rocky rapids. Once they reached their destination, the boatmen would dismantle their boats, sell the lumber and then walk the 190 miles back home. Whoa!!

And that was it! Phew!! We certainly had a busy few days, but it was a lot of fun!

Here are the few photos I took...

Ben's visit