White House Christmas Tree

It felt like we were just there. But it has been a year since we last visited the White House Christmas Tree. Of course it looks so much prettier at night with all of the lights. But we rarely go in to town in the evening. So it was a good reason to take a morning walk there. We parked at the very quiet Tidal Basin and strolled over past the Washington Momument and WWII Memorial. As is the same every year all of the states have their own tree, with the White House tree in the center. The city was rather quiet - which is how I prefer it. But by the time we were on our way back to the car the number of visitors increased. After viewing the trees we walked past the executive office building and over to the front of the White House. It wasn’t quite sunny, the wind was blowing, and the clouds were in an interesting formation. They looked like they were pointing to the White House. We have toured the White House on two occasions, and once again when I was a youngster. It would be fun to see it at Christmas. There were plenty of people who got that opportunity. On the way back we walked by Old Ebbit Grill and the Willard Hotel and saw the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue. We also saw some cherry blossoms in front of the Washington monument. It’s hard to believe this is the beginning of winter. It’s nice to be able to still take a morning walk in a place that people from all over the world visit - especially at this time of the year.