Washington D.C.
So we decided a trip to DC was in order...
We, being Christian, Katryn, Mike and I, loaded up and hit the road at 7am and were in view of the Pentagon by 10:30.
It was amazing to see where the plane hit and how much they've done...you couldn't tell that something like that happened unless you knew, which we all do...
ARLINGTON
Arlington National Cemetary is an amazing place. You can feel the history there, with a great deal of sadness, as you look at the rows and rows of gravestones that seem to go on forever, and know they are men and women who died at war. We visited the Kennedy memorials and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before hitting downtown. It was a truly moving experience...
The kids and I at Arlington
JFK Memorial RFK Memorial The kids at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
ARRIVAL DOWNTOWN
After our visit to Arlington, we drove downtown, passing the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Hill. Parking was near impossible but we found a lot near the Jefferson Memorial, where the picture above was taken. We trekked across a couple of fields and made our way to the Washington Monument.
The kids by the Jefferson Memorial
The view from the Jefferson Memorial's Tidal Basin
Christian and the Washington Monument U.S CAPITOL BUILDING
The kids and Mike march to Capitol Hill The Capitol reflecting off the Grant memorial pool
The kids at the Smithsonian Some lost looking tourists THE WHITE HOUSE
On this extremely hot day, everyone was ready to fall out after our treks through Arlington and from the Washington Monument to Capitol Hill, so we jumped in a cab to the White House. It was amazing to be standing there...the pictures speak volumes....
The family at the White House Still trying to get in while Mike takes a break The kids at the White House The kids at the White House The White House The White House A protesting freak at the White House
One of the president's helicopters
Memorial at the Treasury Building
Katryn at the memorial The kids at the memorial The Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building
THE LONG WALK TO THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
The walk to Lincoln Memorial is a decent haul, but even moreso on a hot July day. The picture above shows the kids wading in the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. It's one of the favorie pictures I took. While looking at this, I can think of the famous Martin Luther King speech and hippy rallies in the 60s that saw people lined across the pool.
A very historic place indeed...
Mike and Katryn on the Long Walk
Katryn running towards the memorial...
Christian cooling off in the reflecting ppol
The Kids at Lincoln Memorial
The Family with Mr. Lincoln Standing at the top of the memorial... Katryn at the Korean War Memorial And finally...the long walk home... It was a truly great adventure...we were in the car, on the road, and home on the beach by sunset...If you ever have the chance, do the DC thing...you won't regret it...
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John and Jackie Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
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(black&white/negative)
with hot dogs, wearing most of the food on his shirt
National Mall
waiting for a cab to the White House
North Lawn
south lawn
north lawn
south lawn
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north lawn
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enjoying some ice cream
chowing the ice cream
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(can you tell I "airbrushed" two people out of this picture)
(coulda used a flash, mike...)
(sunset at willoughby, july '03)
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