During our family’s recent trip to Washinton DC, we witnessed beautiful views of the memorials and monuments, on a bright and hot day. Here we waited for our turn to ascend the Washington Monument. This view is toward the Capitol building.
This is the exact opposite view – toward the WWII Memorial Fountain, the reflecting pond and Lincoln Memorial.
Here we paused to read the inscription at the WW II Memorial Fountain.
And once we reached the Lincoln Memorial we turned and looked at the route we’d walked. If you look carefully you can see the alignment of the Lincoln Memorial, Reflecting Pond, Washington Monument and Capitol.
Washington DC series:
View from Washington Monument
Mount Vernon
National Archives – Declaration of Independence
Sculpture Gardens
Arlington Cemetery – Unknown Soldier
Washington DC Subway – Metro
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11:26 pm
Those are fantastic!! They are all great, but the 2nd and 4th photos are my favs. Thanks for sharing!
11:29 pm
Great shots! I really enjoy this city so much! The memorials can take your breath away.
5:31 am
Every child (and all parents too) should see our Capitol! You get a feeling of pride just being there that you cannot describe or reproduce in the written word. Great photos!
5:43 am
I haven’t been to Washington DC, but hopefully one day we can take our kids there.
9:27 am
I love the last shot the best. I still remember our trip to DC as a teenager.
10:12 am
These pictures are wonderful! As I believe I told you, I’m from the D.C. area, and it’s so nice to see you “showcase” such a wonderful city. The views in the evening are truly beautiful as well.
10:52 am
Whata great set of pictures – I wonder why the flags were at half mast in the second shot.
Great question! It was Memorial Day.
1:51 pm
I LOVE washington DC!!! Its so picturesque.
trisha
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2:52 pm
Aren’t these memorials amazing? I’ll never forget my first visit and seeing “the mall” it was so not a shopping mall! LOL
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Holly
9:10 pm
Great pictures. I haven’t been to Washington in years! We live in a beautiful free country don’t we?
10:35 pm
Lovely photos! We still hope to go to DC someday.
7:15 pm
What a great thing to see. Glad you stopped to read the inscriptions.
12:02 pm
I haven’t seen the mall since the addition of the WWII memorial – it looks pretty impressive!