This was something we looked forward to, and would have been better if we did it first, as much info here. We saw much of what we had seen already, but some we had missed and got a chance to take a close up look. Lincolns memorial was one, and so was the Capital Building, and we saw both closer. We saw Union Square was something we didn't get to, and if we ever make it here again would like to see that up close. Rain started 1/2 way through the tour, so we missed one stop, but the lightning was fantastic. Didn't get a shot with the lightning in it, but did get some beauty views of the lightning around the Washington Monument. We went to the Iwo Jima Memorial, Korea Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial, all were impressive. The tour guide had much to say about the Vietnam wall, was Big, and names were small, 58,315 names he told us. Glad we went to Arlington during the day, as we just had a quick drive by, and the driver clicked on his high beams as we went by, got to see a few rows and that was it. I think the highlight was the best lightning over the capital city, as we did have some fantastic blots come across the sky over the Washington Monument.
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| US Treasury |
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| Guarded with guns |
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| Back of the White House |
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| An office building |
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| Our bus load |
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| Sun setting behind a crane |
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| Washington Monument |
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| Jefferson Memorial from the side |
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| Jefferson Memorial |
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| Lincoln Memorial |
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| Korean Memorial |
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| Vietnam Memorial |
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| Iwo Jima Memorial |
We found out that the Oval Office is off to the side of the White house through a covered hallway, and the diplomats and there entourage stay across the street from the White House, in a building that has even more square footage than the White House, 70,000 sq ft. Wow.
We did learn more, and was a good trip. I learned to take this kind of trip first, then walk around later when I know the area just a little more.
All in all was fun, and saw and learned lots.
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