A week has passed since we were in Washington. As I stated before we spent the night in Fairfax, took the Metro into the city, got off at the Smithsonian stop, and as we exited and looked around, there it all was...looking to the right was the Capitol building, and
to the left was the Washington monument. What an imposing structure. I remember seeing it on my trip to DC before, but I had forgotten just how tall it is.
Surrounding the monument are US flags. I didn't count them, but I assume there are fifty, one for each state. Then I read somewhere that there are fifty-six, one for each state and the territories. What about the District of Columbia. Does anyone know?
Looking down the mall from the Washington Monument is the Lincoln Memorial. We walked down there, and on the way visited the World War II Memorial and the Vietnam Wall. I must say this was a memorable day for me. Seeing the World War II Memorial was perhaps the most moving...more to come.
