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Washington, D.C.

 

I had an opportunity while traveling for a work conference to do a bit of site-seeing – Washington DC is so cool!  I can’t wait to take the kids there when they’re older.  The White House is not as big as you would think.  Pretty cool!  I took a big circle walking from downtown to the White House, around to the WWII memorial, the new MLK memorial, the Lincoln, Vietnam memorials.  Whew!  It’s a longer walk then you would think – by the end of my walk I was so thirsty and had probably walked 4-5 miles!

 

 

North White House

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South Lawn – White House

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The Washington monument is HUGE and you can see it above everything in the city. 

 

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I made a point to see the new Martin Luther King Memorial and WOW – it is amazing!  Especially in these times with wars, injustices, human rights issues, etc. 

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Behind the sculpture of MLK is all these sayings he said – I particularly liked this one. 

 

 

“I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America.  I speak out against it not in anger but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart, and above all with a passionate desire to see our beloved country stand as a moral example of the world.”  California 1967

 

Just take out Vietnam and replace it with Iraq/Afghanistan…

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and of course – the Lincoln memorial is Grand.  Stunning.  Amazing!

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The reflecting pool is being renovated and is all torn up, someday I want to see it full with water.

 

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The Vietnam Memorial is so elegant and subtle.  It looks so plain until you walk by it and see all the 59,000 names…  and then it hits you.  Being a mother now sure has changed the way it struck me.  Last time I saw this I was pregnant with Alex, but he was still in my tummy…

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I saw the most amazing sunsets going back and forth across the country outside the window of my plane.

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1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad you have had a chance to visit Washington D.C. In March of 1987 I was able to visit it on a business trip. I always wanted to have you and Amelia with me to visit it again. I particularly liked the Smithsonian and the White House tour.
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