WASHINGTON, D.C.

Arrival: Friday, 3 October '08 - Departure: Monday, 6 October '08 (3 nights)

a) Fri 3-Oct, 3 PM-Arrival Union (Amtrak)Station (InternetPic).jpg
b) Metro (BlueLine) to Crystal City.jpg
c) Staying at the Radisson Hotel.jpg
d) Conveniently Located (Metro,Restaurants+Underground Shops Etc.).JPG
e) Saturday 4-Oct, With Metro into Down-Town.JPG
f) Exploring D.C.!.JPG
g) Washington Monument, the Most Prominent Structure.JPG
h) As well as One of the Earlier Attractions in D.C.JPG
i) It was Built in Honor of George Washington (Construction Finished on Dec 6,1884).JPG
j) The Color Change was the High Water mark from the Johnstown Flood.JPG
k) Or .. in 1856 Money Run Out, 20 Yrs later Construction Resumed (This Photo dated 1860).JPG
l) And so the Legend Remains ... ;-).JPG
m) Facing East - US Capital (Congress).JPG
n) Live! From Washington D.C.JPG
o) Reporting from Capital Hill.JPG
p) There is action here ;-).JPG
q) Facing West-Towards Lincoln Memorial.JPG.JPG
r) Facing North-Toward the Ellipse and White House.JPG
s) In the Distance - Hidden Behind the Trees ;-).JPG
t) Happy and proud to be an American!! ;-).JPG
u) Btw, Total Height of Monument 555 ft (or 169.294 m or 6,665 in.).JPG
v) and Shaped Like an Egyptian Obelisk.JPG
w) Which Fit Difficult into a Picture From Nearby ;-).JPG
x) Falls of the National World War II Memorial (Facing the Licoln Memorial).JPG
y) View from the Other Side of the Licoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.JPG
z) Located Directly East of the Lincoln Memorial.JPG
za) With Washington Monument (and US Capital) in Background.JPG
zb) Reflecting in the Pool.JPG
zc) It was here, in 1963, that Martin Luther King gave his I Have a Dream speech.JPG
zd) Delivered to a Quarter Million People Standing Around (and in) the Reflecting Pool.JPG
ze) Cool ...;-).JPG
zf) Inside the Memorial - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the US (1861-1865).JPG
zg) He Succesfully led the US through AmericanCivilWar,Saving the Union+Ending Slavery.JPG
zh) Walk through the Constitution Gardens towards Vietnam Veterans Memorial(2).JPG
zi) The Three Soldiers (Purposely Identifiable as Caucasian,African American,and Hispanic).JPG
zj) Together with the Soldiers,David Pays his Respect.JPG
zk) To the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.JPG
zl) Honoring Members of the U.S. Armed Forces who Fought in Vietnam War.JPG.JPG
zm) and Who Died in service or are still Unaccounted for.JPG
zn) Next, Walk to the ... White House!.jpg
zo) Symbol of the Presidency,the US Government,and the American People.JPG
zp) In History, also been Known as the President's Palace.JPG
zq) the President's House,and the Executive Mansion.JPG
zr) In 1901,President T. Roosevelt officially gave its current name The White House.JPG
zs) There are 132 rooms,35 bathrooms,and 6 levels in the Residence.JPG
zt) 1 Month away from the Presidential Elections.JPG
zu) We'll vote ... Barack Obama !!!!.JPG
zv) George W. Bush Bankrupt Our Country.JPG
zw) It's a Shame ....JPG
zx) It's Indeed .....JPG
zy) Though, Wouldn't Mind go for A bikeRide with George W. Bush.JPG
zz) Nah, I Had it With him - He is History to Me.JPG
zza) Hopefully Barack Obama is going to be our next President!!.JPG
zzb) Back in CrystalCity (GreekRestaurant)-David on a Roll (Dutch Pronunciation ;-).JPG
zzc) Nice and Comfy HotelRoom at the Raddison.JPG
zzd) Sun 5-Oct, HotelRoom View To the Right.JPG
zze) Looking Staight out of the Window.JPG
zzf) View to the Left (Athena Pallas Restaurant-WhiteBuilding).JPG
zzg) After CrystalCity's Underground Malls (and David's Haircut ;-) - Catching The Metro Again.JPG
zzh) CrystalCity Station.JPG
zzi) Easy To Get Around in D.C.JPG
zzj) Catching the Blue Line.JPG
zzk) and then the Red Line.JPG
zzl) A 40-Min Drive.JPG
zzm) From CrystalCity to Bethesda.jpg
zzn) Nathalie (Mirjam's Cousin) Picked us up from Bethesda Station (InternetPic).jpg
zzo) Nathalie, Michael and Lisa - Just Relocated, Now Living in the USA.JPG
zzp) Nathalie Works for Dutch Embassy.JPG
zzq) Daughter Lisa Was Born (2005) in Australia.JPG
zzr) Then Nathalie was Working for Dutch Embassy in Canberra.JPG
zzs) Lisa will be growing up in the States for the next 4 years.JPG
zzt) A great Large Garden with Fun Toys.JPG
zzu) A Beautiful Dutch House (Owned by Dutch Government).JPG
zzv) DinnerTime! (A Delicious Salmon Dish).JP .JPG
zzw) And for Lisa Wurst+Carrots.JPG.JPG
zzx) SelfTimer 3rd attempt - Yep! Succeeded! ;-).jpg
zzy) Lisa, Niet op de Tafel Zitten.JPG
zzz) Ooops (Grinner ;-).JPG
zzza) Gezellig and Pleasant Visit.JPG
zzzb) in Their Beautiful Franklin Lloyd Wright Designed New Home.JPG
zzzc) Maybe Next Time We'll See You in California!.JPG
zzzd) Lisa and her TeddyBeer Getting Ready for Bed ;-).JPG
zzze) NightNight! ;-) (Michel Drove Us Back to Hotel).JPG
 

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