{"id":460,"date":"2016-04-20T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/?p=460"},"modified":"2024-09-05T16:20:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:20:52","slug":"us-capitol-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/us-capitol-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"US Capitol Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-461 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/DCC_CapitolTour_April2016-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"DCC_CapitolTour_April2016\" width=\"625\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/DCC_CapitolTour_April2016-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/DCC_CapitolTour_April2016-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/DCC_CapitolTour_April2016-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/DCC_CapitolTour_April2016-624x337.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>Being an au pair in DC has definite perks!<\/h2>\n<p>For our April meeting,\u00a0our cluster toured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitthecapitol.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Capitol<\/a> and learned more about the design and construction of the building and our nation. <!--more-->Currently undergoing extensive renovations, much of the rotunda is obscured with scaffolding. However, the we were still were amazed by the building and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitthecapitol.gov\/plan-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol Visitor Center&#8217;s<\/a> impressive programming.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/IMG_1775-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1775\" width=\"398\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/IMG_1775-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/IMG_1775-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/IMG_1775-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/04\/IMG_1775-624x380.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several au pairs commented on how much they love being able to tour DC&#8217;s many monuments and museums for free- definitely one of the perks living in the Capital City!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an au pair in DC has definite perks! 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