Diana Krall, Potomac River, and Georgetown

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Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and now Washington. We were very excited. Diana Krall was performing at Wolf Trap on Saturday night and we knew the music would be incredible. The weather was going to be perfect for a pre-concert picnic and Sunday was going to be just as nice. We would be cruising the Potomac between Georgetown and Alexandria, something we’ve never done in all our trips to DC. Great music and new views of a beautiful city; a weekend to love.

Wolf Trap

Our picnic spot.

Getting the guitars ready.

A vintage look for the set.

She played with her backup band and the Wolf Trap Orchestra.

The music was everything we had hoped for and more. A great evening.

After breakfast at the hotel we drove to Georgetown. That’s Jen hiding on the left of the photo.

The Kennedy Center in the distance.

The Key Bridge

A pirate ship, very popular with young children. Many dressed up for the voyage.

Pretty flowers on the waterfront.

Lots of activity on the river.

Our boat arriving at the dock.

Watergate, left and the Kennedy Center, right.

I never knew these steps are called the Watergate Steps, designed to welcome visitors traveling by water to the city.

Memorial Bridge on the right

Arlington House, the former home of Robert E. Lee.

The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial honoring those who served in World War I. It is seven seabirds flying just above an ocean wave.

Left to right: Washington Monument, Old Post Office Tower, U.S. Forest Office headquarters tower (very small, coming out of trees, the domed Jefferson Memorial, and the 14th Street Bridge.

Plane landing at Reagan International Airport.

Hains Point, between the Washington Channel and Potomac River. It’s on the course of the Cherry Blossom Run that the kids do in the spring.

A glass-enclosed cruise ship that offers three dining rooms, dancing, jazz, and moonlight cruises.

Naval Research Laboratory

A closed power plant in Alexandria.

Woodrow Wilson Bridge

Alexandria

The Chart House Restaurant

Canal Center Plaza

The Air Force Memorial on the left. The building below the airplane is the Pentagon.

Memorial Bridge, one of the most beautiful in DC. Note the stonework on each span.

These kids are being towed behind a large powerboat. The small boat on the right stayed close, just in case.

The Watergate

Georgetown

After the cruise, time for a bite to eat.

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