We hadn’t planned anything special for our visit to Washington because we were only passing through the city on our way from New Jersey to a friends wedding in Alabama. But I just thought it was too much of an opportunity to miss, so we decided to do a quick tour of the place.

Here I am at the Lincoln Memorial

We parked the car for two hours, which cost us a whopping $14.00. If we’d have had the time and patience to look for a parking spot on the side of the street we could have probably parked for free.

We managed to see all of the Washington heavyweight monuments: The White House, Congress, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial and the World War II Memorial.

Here's Bobbi outside the White House

Because the city centre is relatively small, the monuments aren’t actually that far apart and so we were able to walk around at an enjoyable pace and take everything in within the space of about two hours.

If you visit Washington D.C. by car then I’d recommend that you spend a little time looking for a free car parking space, as the price to park is ridiculous.