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The White HouseThe most prestigious address in the world -- the White House! We were unable to tour it due to security concerns, although both of us have toured it in the past. Not a bad pic, considering I quickly snapped it through the fence.Jan 15, 2006
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Lincoln Art at Ford's TheaterIn the basement of the theater is a Lincoln museum, where this exhibit of Lincoln images was featured.Jan 15, 2006
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Presidential Box, Ford's TheaterThis is the Presidential Box at Ford's theater, which is where Lincoln was viewing the play Our American Cousin when he was terminally shot.Jan 15, 2006
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Posing in DCFrom the steps of the Jefferson memorial is an excellent view of the Washington Monument and the White House. We took a moment to pose for this picture... If you click the picture it will enlarge and you'll see the White House.
Jan 15, 2006
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Library of CongressHere Cathy poses in the atrium of the extremely elaborate Jefferson building at the Library of Congress. This area is literally a shrine to knowledge, with symbols of knowledge throughout.
Jan 15, 2006
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U.S. CapitolThe US Capitol, like many DC landmarks at the time of our trip, was undergoing major construction. We managed to find an angle which masked out most of the cranes!
Jan 15, 2006
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Chinese ArchHere's the arch that lets you know you're in DC's Chinatown. Good thing they have it -- the area is so small, you might miss it otherwise.Jan 15, 2006
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Chinese SubwayWe spent part of an evening in Chinatown, and had some decent Chinese food. We did not eat at this "Chinese" Subway, however!Jan 15, 2006
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Mount Vernon from the PotomacWe spent most of a day taking a relaxing cruise down the Potomac River to Mount Vernon. This picture shows the Mount Vernon mansion from the river.
Jan 15, 2006
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White House from Washington MonumentLooking toward the White House from the Washington Monument. The original plan was to have the Washington Monument be right at the intersection of a line from the White House and a line from the Capitol. As you can see, though, they had to change the location slightly.Jan 15, 2006
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Reflecting Pool?This view looks toward the new WW II memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. For whatever reason, the reflecting pool was drained while we were there (like everything else while we were there, it was probably under construction. We have more memorial pictures in a separate gallery.Jan 15, 2006
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The National MallLike all "touristy" folks in DC we went up the Washington Monument. For whatever reason, they had half of the windows blocked off, and all the windows are very small (about 1' x 2'). But we took some pictures. Here's the National Mall.
Jan 15, 2006
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