The White House

The front lobby with piano

The lovely paintings in the red room

The dining room

Hubby did research and discovered we could apply to visit the White House! Not all, just the ground floor with the official rooms. We applied three months ahead,  It was quite a stretch, security wise, no bags, waterbottles, toilets, anything - we decided to drive and pay for parking so we'd have food and water for before and after! We were able to take photos though, as of 2015.
We're glad we did it, but maybe not again? It felt good to have made the effort, but at the same time, it was an empty, beautiful, sterile set of rooms. Vaguely familiar because we've seen various photos in the media of official meetings and functions.
Mr 4's favourite bit was apparently the bit where we stood on the mat and the dog sniffed us...(before going in, everyone passes through a room where a dog sniffs you, not sure what for)
Mr 6 wobbles between the chandeliers in general, and the blue room.
My favourite bit was all the beautiful paintings on the walls - there were some really nice landscapes of different bits of America.