Sunday, August 16, 2009

Washington DC August 1 - 6, 2009

King Street Station, Alexandria, Virginia




















Morrison House Hotel, a small 48 Room 4-Star Hotel



















Kids being carted around on King Street, VA





















A glass player, who played everything, even "Ode to Joy." with 3 different levels at the same time.




















George Washington's Horse Drawn Carriage




















A walk down to the Potomac River, VA through the Washington Estate




























The Washington Estate





















The Vietnam memorial
David and Joey reading the names































David @ The Korean War Memorial




Don't know what this was called, it had 50 posts around the fountain in the middle. Each post had each of the states. This was between the Lincoln Memorial and the White house just at the tip of the Mall area. This was very new, I had not seen it before.




































The Washington Monument






















The White house, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.






















The White house in the back ground, David on left, Joey





















The Washington Monument in the background





















A scene from the Vietnam War at the museum




















Comparing heights to ancient man, the blue lines represent men and women height respectfully in 2000 BC.





















A slave and her family





















A quotation from a slave





















The guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington Cemetery, Virginia.





















Joey and Len, soaking wet at King Street Station, VA. We would walk from the hotel to the train station which was about 1.5 miles. Different from home, where everything is car driven.



















The marina at the end of King Street which ended at the Potomac River.




















At the entrance of the museum for American History





















The Federal Train Station Exit, Washington DC























The Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC