Washington D. C.
It was a beautiful, sunny day as the clouds reflected in the Reflecting Pond, a great place to sit and RELAX. Ahead is the Lincoln Memorial celebrating the life of a man who once said; “My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.”
Washington D. C.
The Lincoln Memorial was built to honor Abraham Lincoln who was the 16th President of the United States and it is located on the western end of the National Mall. It was dedicated in 1920 to honor a man who was and remains an inspiration to us all! He said, ‘We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
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Washington D. C.
The World War II Memorial is very impressive and gives everyone who visits it a time to pause and feel appreciation for those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms! On the wall around the memorial there are quotes, one is from President Harry Truman, he said:
“THE HEROISM OF OUR OWN TROOPS…WAS MATCHED BY THAT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE NATIONS THAT FOUGHT BY OUR SIDE…THEY ABSORBED THE BLOWS…AND THEY SHARED TO THE FULL IN THE ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENEMY.”
Washington DC
The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States. At the present time President Obama and his family live there. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. I wanted to take a photo of the White House and this is as close as we could get and we aren’t sure why. There were a lot of people coming out of the park in front of the White House, so I asked a lady what was going on and she said she didn’t know but they had evacuated the park and so she was asked to leave. We didn’t hear of anything on the news, so, this is the best I could do. Notice the sharp shooters (2) on the roof.
WASHINGTON D. C.
The Washington Monument, an obelisk sitting almost in the center of the National Mall, was built in remembrance of George Washington the 1st President of the United States. It is the world’s tallest obelisk, standing 554′ 7″ tall. Construction of the monument began in 1848 and due to lack of funds it wasn’t completed until 1884. It is surrounded by 50 flags representing each of the 50 states.
Washington D. C.
We took the Metro into Washington DC and had a great walk around the National Mall. The National Mall is nearly 2 miles long and over 1,000′ wide in some areas. So, it is really large and would entail a lot of walking to do all of it. So, we started about half way at the Washington Monument and went towards the Lincoln Memorial. From the World War II Memorial you can see the US Capitol Building peaking up over the horizon behind the Washington Monument.
Washington D. C.
Washington D. C.