The inside of Union Station looks like a very large international airport, with all the restaurants and shops you could imagine. The Metro trip was amazing. . . very, very fast and mostly underground. What a great way to commute to and from the city.
Union Station
Statue of Christoper Columbus in front of Union Station. . the three flags represent his three ships.
Other side of Christopher Columbus Statue, also a reproduction of the Liberty Bell (larger than the original)
Inside Union Station
Another view inside the station.
Our nation's Capital
United States Court
International Spy Museum (sounds very interesting to me)
Ford's Theater, where President Lincoln was assassinated
U.S. Treasury Building
Row houses in Dupont circle
Lots of D.C. streets are on the diagonal, so lots of triangle buildings
St. Alban's School with the National Cathedral in the background
National Cathedral
St. Alban's Parish
Vice President's home behind the trees on the property of the U.S. Naval Observatory
A portion of Embassy Row. . there are about 170 embassies in D.C.
Homes in Georgetown
More of Georgetown
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on the Arlington Cemetery property
Statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument and its shadow in the 2,000 foot reflection pool
Lincoln Memorial
A portion of the Vietnam War Memorial showing a classmate of Barry's name
Vietnam Women's Memorial
Beautiful weeping willow trees on the edge of the Potomac River
Look closely down between the two trees and you will see Marine One
Part of the Smithsonian Castle
National Air and Space Museum
And we end our day with another shot of our country's capital.
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