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Sunday, September 23, 2007

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!

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