Washington D.C. – Day 2

We had a full day of adventures today…we started out by taking a taxi over to the Washington monument (hint:  driving your rental car is twice as expensive because of parking so take a taxi!).

After checking out the scenic views from the Washington Monument, we headed over to the Jefferson Memorial which was a nice walk despite the heat.

From the Jefferson Memorial, we walked over to the Roosevelt Memorial and captured some nice pictures as we walked along the basin.

After visiting and resting at the Roosevelt Memorial, we headed over to the Korea War Memorial where we found two uncanny ghosts of my grandfather and cousin on the wall.

After stopping at the Korean War Memorial, we climbed up to the Lincoln Memorial.

We picked up a few souvenirs at the Lincoln Memorial and walked through the Vietnam Memorial.

We read a few of the thousands of names on the wall and carried on our journey to explore Washington D.C.   We stopped at the park for some rest and snacks and gave the leftovers to the ducks (shhh…don’t tell anyone).

After our rest and play with the ducks, we went over to see the World War II Memorial.   I have to admit, most of these memorials are new or expanded than the last time I visited Washington D.C. about 20 years ago.   A lot has changed as well, security is tight everywhere and it’s a hassle to go through metal detectors and have your bags x-ray’d at every single site!

From the World War II Memorial, we headed over to the White House to visit Barack Obama.

Unfortunately, our idiot representative failed to get us the appropriate passes in time for our visit.  I’ll be voting against the moron at the next election so no Barack 🙁 but we got to see the grounds of the White House from a distance.

We headed over to lunch at a nearby Potbelly a few blocks away from the White House then headed over to the hotel for some rest since it was only five blocks away.

After an hour rest at the Hotel, we headed over to the National Gallery Art Museum to capture some more images for my iPad and check out the art work.  We bought some jewelry and other items at the gallery.

After the art gallery we headed back to the hotel where the kids went into the pool to relax and rejuvenate while I ordered pizza for the crew.   It was a long day and we have another full day tomorrow in D.C.  so more will follow….