Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Patriotic Trip to Washington DC

This is a long overdue post about our recent trip to DC.  Warning - lots of pictures!


Sculpture Garden - National Gallery of Art


Sculpture Garden - National Gallery of Art (Typewriter Eraser)


Natural History Museum


Capitol Building under wraps


Library of Congress - Very cool!


Library of Congress


Grace


Supreme Court


Boarding the tram to the Senate Building


US Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana & special guests


National Gallery of Art - East Wing (Contemporary)


National Gallery of Art (note: the woman in the white dress pointing at Ryan is a painting on mirror)



Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum


National Museum of the American Indian


Hirshhorn Museum (blue light installation)


Hirshhorn Museum (Grace's shoes)


Bottom of the Lincoln Memorial looking towards the Washington Monument


John and Terri - great backdrop


Lincoln Memorial


Ryan & Abe


"I have a dream" - Top steps of the Lincoln Memorial where MLK Jr gave his famous speech



Vietnam Veterans Memorial


Goofing around at a restaurant in Alexandria


After-dinner entertainment


By the water in Alexandria


Old Town Alexandria


JFK's famous speech at the site of Kennedy's memorial


Arlington Cemetery


"Unfinished" Washington - image used for the dollar bill


National Portrait Gallery - Clinton and George HW Bush


Stopping for Fro-yo near the White House


Garett and John taking in the view (with only a handful of protestors)


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