7.1.11

Virginia Day 4: DC Day

We went into the city early in the morning and went straight to the capitol for a little (literally) tour, followed by a day of sightseeing and hilarity. I believe that the pictures say it all.

The commute

The commuters

The ascent into the big city

The exited tourist

The charming tour guide

The bored capitol worker.

The dome

The Brigham Young chilling in the corner...

The Library of Congress

The shoes that were made for walking

The botanical gardens and their interpretation of the various buildings on the Mall.

The White House

The Lincoln Memorial

The Smithsonian Castle (Or something...)

The admirer of natural beauty.

The natural beauty

The gargoyle

The Native American Museum

The alien vortex that takes you up to be probed.

The cool display of luggage sculptures inside the Native American Museum.

The National Gallery

The artistic temptress.

The Vermeer

The cool architecture

The cool family portrait with the Virgin Mary and the Baby Jesus.

The thrilling surprise exhibit.

The Modigliani

The Museum of Natural History. (Where's Anna?)

The coral displays made of crocheted materials

The Hope Diamond!!

The faux Paris

The National Archives

The cool park sculpture

The Courtney with her complimentary water bottle as an apology for being such asses at the National Capitol.

The Hastings and the Menonites? on the way to the Washington Monument

The Sunset


The Eskimo princess.

The WWII Memorial

The unlit Lincoln Memorial

The unkempt water feature between the Washington and Lincoln Memorials

The Korean War Memorial


The Anders.

It was another fabulous day in dreamy D.C.