Sunday the 9th, we again joined our touristy friends on the bus. Only this time we jumped off at the Lincoln Memorial and started walking, walking and walking. Tamie and I couldn't have asked for more perfect weather to enjoy our nation's capital. With no plans made we had all day to wander all day long. Here are some of the many pictures that we took that day.
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| Lincoln Memorial |
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| Abe |
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| Looking out from the Lincoln Memorial steps. The reflecting pool and Washington Monument directly in front of us. |
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| Proof we were actually there! |
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| The recently re-opened reflecting pool. |
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| Between the reflecting pool and Washington Monument is the World War 2 Memorial. |
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| A wreath above each entrance of the WW 2 Memorial. |
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| Looking across the WW 2 Memorial. |
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| The 57 columns surrounding the WW 2 Memorial. |
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| Fountains inside the WW 2 Memorial. In the distance you can see the Lincoln Memorial. |
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| More proof! |
Below, the Freedom Wall holds 4,048 gold stars. Each gold star represents one hundred American service personnel who died or remain missing in the war. The 405,399 American dead and missing from World War 2 are second only to the loss of more than 620,000 Americans during our Civil War.
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| The Price of Freedom. |
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| WW2 fountains, with the Washington Monument in the background. |
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| The incredible Washington Monument. Still not open to the public since the earthquake in August 2011. |
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| The White House. |
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| The Capitol Building. |
After all of that walking we were exhausted, but still made time to call home and 'talk' with Gwen. At this point we were really, REALLY beginning to miss her. We both needed our rest, the next day we were leaving for New York City! Via train...
