Monday, October 18, 2010

A slow to train to DC

The day after the wedding, Mum, Dad and I braved a mightily delayed Amtrak to head down to Washington DC. We stayed at a lovely, ultra-gay B&B up by Logan Circle – and hiked out immediately to see if we could see if the Obamas were at home.

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The next morning we basically did everything. Washington Monument? Straight after breakfast.

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WW2? A little bombastic but breaks up the walk to Vietnam War and on to…

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… the spine-tingling Lincoln monument. OK, this may not have been his most inspiring speech.

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I like this picture!

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No rest! Hike on over to FDR. Really interesting design and some wonderful statuary. Quotes are the best bit though, of course.

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Jefferson – probably my favourite. Gorgeous open architecture, lots of words!

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