Mt. Vernon

How did we spend Memorial Day this year?  We went to tour the home of the greatest General this country has ever had....General...aka, President George Washington.  Mt. Vernon is a beautiful plantation that sits right on the Potomac River on the Virginia side.  The grounds are just beautiful and there is more history all nestled into these 8 acres than you can believe.  The Mansion itself is fabulous from it's authentic furniture to its architecture.  Seeing the tombs of both President and Martha Washington was quite surreal as well.  We roamed the land and saw the slave quarters, the green house and gardens, the blacksmith, and the museum.  We were not able to cover everything so we will be back, especially since we now have annual passes....I can just imagine Mt. Vernon decorated for Christmas! 

 Here are the pictures from our day at Mt Vernon (you are not allowed to take pictures inside the Mansion).