Maryland, Washington DC and New York City trip

Mel had to go back to Maryland for 4 weeks of training for his job. I took him to the airport early on Easter morning, and he didn't get back until April 18th. I missed him so much, but did get to fly back to spend 5 days with him. I flew back on Thurs Apr 10th and got into Baltimore about 5:30pm. Then the next day when Mel got out of school we drove up to Hershy PA to the Chocolate factory. That was fun. On our way back we stopped in a neat little town called Havre De Grace, MD. It is at the end of the Chesapeake Bay. We walked along a neat boardwalk and saw a lot of wildlife. Then we got up early on Sat the 12th and took the subway into Washington DC. Once there, we got a shuttle pass for the day and visited the war memorials, Arlington National Cemetery and the White House. We got very lucky. They only open the South lawn of the White House 2 times a year, and one of the times happened to be the day we were there. It was SO NEAT to be that close to the entrance. Arlington Cemetery is undescribable! I had always seen pictures of the headstones, but didn't imagine in my wildest visions how many there really were. There are over 300,000 people buried there!! Then the next day, we got up early again and took the Subway into New York City. That was quite an experience too! We went up in the Empire State Building and went down to Ground Zero. That was haunting to just try and piece together how horrible it must have been on Sept 11, 2001. We went down to Pier 17, and that is the picture with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. We got to meet up with Jake and Sid Sanchez. Jake and Jared are best friends, and he was the best man in Jared and Tammy's wedding. They live in Brooklyn now. Then the last day I was there, I did Mel's laundry and got his things all straightened up in his room. That is all just a SHORT version of what we did. Enjoy the pictures.