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| Appalachian sunset with the Blue Ridge mountains in the background |
After
a couple weeks of harvesting apples and living off the land in
Virginia, it was time to hop on a bus or two and head north, popping
into a couple more cities and States along the way back to the family in
Boston. It's quite nice to go with the flow, so when a few friends
tell you to stop by their cities, you do it.
The
first was in Washington, D.C., to have a capital time of it. And man,
was the weather good for a day of exploring. A perfect autumn day of
blue skies with a slight crisp bite to the air. If only DC summer days
were as good, then the city would be swarmed by even more. First up was a
walk to the White House, an easy 15 minute walk from my friend Pat's
apartment. Tons of security and fencing and no president in sight. Then
on to the WWII memorial with a happy collection of vets having their
photo taken. Next was the Lincoln Memorial for the best view in town.
Always packed, always impressive, perhaps the best memorial (Jefferson
is good for having less people and a great tidal basin) and it was good
to rest up and enjoy the happy action of the tourists.
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| Looking for Obama-rama |
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| Vets at the WWII Memorial |
The
MLK Memorial was new to me and is cut from a striking piece of rock.
Quotes from the great man abound and it makes you think of the few
non-presidents who have such an impact on the United States (also see
Benjamin Franklin on that 100 dollar bill).
Having
lunch at the Department of Energy was next with another friend and then
it was on to a couple of amazing, free museums. More fun out and about
with friends later on, eating Eritrean food, checking out the view from a
DC rooftop and eating an amazing Popsicle at a spot owned by friends (
www.pleasantpops.com).
The next day was a promotion ceremony at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and checking out the ICU wing, all set up for Ebola and
sparkling clean. Not your everyday DC tour. And that's why you get to
know the good people.
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| Afternoon cloudness |
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| View from the Lincoln Memorial |
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| Korean War Memorial |
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| Jefferson Memorial |
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| Soaking up the view from the Lincoln Memorial |
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