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Interior of Lincoln Memorial.

The north side of The White House as seen from Lafayette Square.

The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception as seen from the top of the Washington Monument.

Looking west at sunset from steps of the Capitol Building.

The World War II Monument at night.

The south side of the Jefferson Memorial with the Wasington Monument in the background.

The Iwo Jima Memorial on the Arlington side of the Potomac.

The World War II Memorial.
The Washington Monument seen from The World War II Memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial seen from the top of The Washington Monument.

The Jefferson Memorial seen from The Washington Monument.

The south side of The White House from atop The Washington Monument.

Inside The Jefferson Memorial.

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.

The Korean War Memorial.

Chuck at The Lincoln Memorial.

The Vietnam War Memorial.

The Capitol Rotunda

The Old House of Representatives Chamber in the US Capitol Building.

The Old Supreme Court Chamber in the US Capitol Builiding.

The interior of The Library of Congress.

The Jefferson Memorial and Tidal Basin.

Days Three and Four

Saw alot more stuff!! The National Archives, National Portrait Gallery, National Building Museum, Petersen House (were Lincoln died) and Union Station. That was all on Saturday. On Sunday was Mt. Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery and Dupont Circle.

Here's some pics...

This the actual first page of The Constitution at the National Archives.

This is the interior of The National Building Musuem. This beautiful room is home to one of the Presidential Inaguartion Balls.
This is a reproduction of a paintinf of Abraham Lincoln at the National Portrait Gallery. The original hangs in The White House above the firelplace in the state dinning room. Which we saw when we toured The White House, however no cameras are allowed in TWH.
The front of Mt. Vernon, George Wasington's home on the Potomac river. Also located here is the tomb where George and Marth Washington are buried.
The Eternal Flame marking the gravesite of President and Mrs. Kennedy.

At Dupont Circle we ate dinner at Afterwords Cafe...crab cake appetizer and for dinner...lobster, asparagus and marscapone cheese ravioli...YUM!!!!! Oh yeah and pecan rum cake for dessert!

Day Two

Our first full day and my feet are ready to come home! We walked and we walked and we walked and then walked some more! The weather is nice and warm...it was 83 today...the humidity is awful though. Thankfully the buildings are nice and cool in side. Today was Smithsonian Day!

After hitting the Starbucks across the street from the hotel we made our way to the Castle.


Inside the Sample Exhibits Hall...just what the name implies it's a sampling of things you'll see in each of the museums of the Institute.


Here are some of the highlights...there was so much to see...I took 264 pictures.

The Ruby Slippers


Mr. Roger's Sweater


From the National Art Gallery - The only DaVinci painting in the United States


From the Natural History Museum - A Fossil...



...and a rock - The Hope Diamond


After all that we then went to "The Capitol Steps" funny comedy show where they change lyrics of well-known songs to fit political figures. Then a hamburger...mmm...delicious!!

Tomorrow more walking.

DC - Day One

We finally made it!! We had some delays and had to sprint to our connecting flight in Minneapolis, but we made the plane. However, our luggage did not but it was put on the next plane and arrived 35 mins after us. We got free meal and drink vouchers from the airline for having to wait...SWEET.

We got to our hotel and it is right in the middle of everything. Here are some picks of our evening walk.

The Old Post Office



The White House





The Washington Monument



Capitol



Old Executive Office Building (west of White House)



That's about all the time and energy for this evening. We went back to the hotel and had dinner at Harry's it was a warm evening and they had patio/sidewalk seating.

Time for bed and tomorrow....The Smithsonian! Ruby Slippers here I come!