May 2009
Elaine, William, and Ben visited the Washington DC area in May 2009 primarily to visit Elaine's brother Dan and her sister-in-law Peggy. Peggy kicked us out to go do some touring, so we spent one fun day in Washington.Wave your mouse over the thumbnail pictures below, to show bigger pictures to the right.
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On our way to Washington we stopped in Pennsylvania to visit with Elaine's cousin Rosemary and her boyfriend. |
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We took a walk on the National Mall and saw the Capitol |
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Washington Monument from the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River |
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The Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin |
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The Jefferson Memorial |
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Tom Jefferson |
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Soup line at FDR memorial. |
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More FDR memorial |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial. |
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Korean War memorial |
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Lincoln Memorial |
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Abe Lincoln |
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Vietnam War memorial |
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The Three Soldiers statues, part of the Vietnam War memorial. |
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The Women's Memorial, part of the Vietnam War memorial |
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World War II memorial |
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More World War II memorial |
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More World War II memorial |
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More World War II memorial |
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White House |
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Refreshment time. |
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Rest time. |
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We had a late lunch at an old Washington favorite, the Old Ebbitt Grill. |
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The bear (the Old Ebbitt?) at the bar of the Old Ebbitt Grill. |
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Spitting snake at the Neptune fountain at the Library of Congress. |
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Neptune |
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More Neptune fountain. |
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More Neptune fountain. |
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More Neptune fountain. |
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More Neptune fountain. |
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The Capitol again, from the east side. |
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When we left Dan and Peggy's house, we took just a few family pictures. Dan and Peggy. |
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Ben and Dan. |
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Ben, Peggy, and Dan. |