Washington D.C.

Photo credit goes to Eli for the following photos of our field trip to D.C. yesterday.

The Washington Monument:


Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, one has a beautiful view of the Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument and beyond it, the Capitol. We especially enjoyed the sweet ducklings swimming with their mama in the Reflective Pool.

The Lincoln Memorial:


The inside of this memorial is of simplistic elegance. I loved the engraved words above the statue:
"In this temple
as in the hearts of the people
for whom he saved the union
the memory of Abraham Lincoln
is enshrined forever."

The Vietnam War Memorial:


The amount of names engraved on this reflective wall is difficult to comprehend - 50,000 names - and that is the list of just the Americans who perished.

The Korean War Memorial:


This Memorial is comprised of a dozen or so statues of men in rain gear plodding their way through Korean rice paddies. As it was a gray, overcast day, it made the Memorial seem very real.

The White House:


As you are no longer able to drive past the White House as when I was a child, we took a short walk to view it through its' protective fence. As we looked, the protesters behind us made our visit seem other-worldly. They were protesting the killings in Sri Lanka as men from their group chanted the President's name over and over again in their heavily-accented tongue.

The Museum of American History:


It was amazing to the view this piece of history - Abraham Lincoln's top hat. We also saw "the" ruby red slippers, pieces of wreckage from the Twin Towers, beautiful photographs of President Obama's inauguration, and dresses of the First Ladies.

The Air & Space Museum:


Eli was thrilled to find out from an employee of the Museum, the different exhibits and areas in which the second "Night at the Museum" was filmed. He took lots of photos and can't wait to see the movie to point out all the things in saw in "real life" at the Museum. As for Caleb, he LOVED doing the flight simulator in one of the many galleries.