Pentagon 9-11 Memorial There were benches lit from below for each person who died in the attack LBJ memorial is built on the Potomac where he and Lady Bird would sit and look at the city. The memorial is a nature preserve. Albert Einstein. Just larger. Vietnam memorial Korean War memorial Martin Luther King Jr MemorialLove the FDR memorial!The statue of Eleanor Roosevelt…Was filled with quarters. Jefferson MemorialI had never been inside…just seen it from a distance Washington MonumentThe John Paul Jones Memorial…so cool in the moonlight!WWII memorial…not as cool with no reflecting poolLincoln Monument…always awe -inspiringI had walked more than 2 hours! Good thing Ada stayed back at the hotel. I slept late so I had to skip Mt Vernon. We went to the National Gallery. Love this sculpture of the black regiment in the civil warLove these works of Thomas Cole. Such great use of lightMy new favorite Van GoghSuch a cute Renoir 🙂We got out of the rain at a Spanish restaurant called Jaleo. I had heard of it. The food was beautiful as well as delicious!Tortilla, pan con tomate, ensaladilla rusa, patatas bravas, and Kas limon. We got two extra cans to take with us. 🙂We didn’t want to wait a whole hour to tour so all we saw of Ford’s Theatre was this portrait……and the outside Riding scooters in the rain right down Pennsylvania Avenue was the most awesome thing we did in DC!WWI memorial Eisenhower memorial…what a cute kid!The Kennedy graves Arlington House, Robert E Lee’s house. the greatest view!Teddy Roosevelt Island, a nature preserve 🙂Washington DC temple. From a distance since it is being renovated Maryland State HouseDelaware State House, complete with green dome in honor of St Patrick’s Day 🙂First State NHP was really cool in the early morning fog Creepy old cemetery and churchIf I can’t have a green burial then this is what I want 🙂Neat little library Philadelphia templeMemorial to this awesome Polish man New Jersey State HouseAfter an eventful afternoon of traffic, wild goose chase looking for a bathroom, unpacking all our stuff from the rental car and dragging it on several trains to get to our hotel, we finally made it to Company. 🙂Loved it! I did stand the whole time after having an attack of claustrophobia, but it was still awesome!The view from our hotelWent alone on a morning walk-about. World Trade Center OneI walked down to Castle Clinton as well but I neglected to take a picture The memorial always touches me. That’s all 3 9-11 memorials on this trip St Paul’s church The African Burial Ground was really neat The museum had a scale modelGot tortilla, bread, Kas limon, and nocilla from Despana and authentic churros y chocolate from this placeVisited Stonewall NM A cool park with an amazing historyHadestown left me speechless. Sad and touching. Love the music!Fun Stranger Things store with cool photo opsGreat disco fries (basically poutine)Little Shop is so fun! We didn’t love Audrey but everything else was great 🙂Went to church on Sunday morning Teddy Roosevelt’s birthplace Happened upon a Harry Potter experience when looking for a bathroom Amazing butterbeer ice creamThe most amazing pastries! Almost too beautiful to eat!We went to MoMa for a few hours Starry Night!Love Marc Chagall Had some NY pizza at Carnegie Pizza across from our hotel, picked up our bags, and headed to the airport. What a great trip!
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