J and D's Travel Blog » Washington DC http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog Chronicling our road trip across North America! Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:30:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Photos from Washington, D.C. http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/2008/11/12/photos-from-washington-dc/ http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/2008/11/12/photos-from-washington-dc/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:39:52 +0000 jamie http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/?p=168 3017780193 e5db3c7510 Photos from Washington, D.C.

World War II Memorial. Each state and US territory are represented around the circle.

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View of the Washington Monument (obelisk) from the WWII memorial.

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Lincoln Memorial in the distance, looking from the WWII memorial.

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The Atlantic end of the WWII memorial. The Pacific is represented 180 degrees around the circle.

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Us outside the Lincoln Memorial and standing along the reflecting pool.

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The (George) Washington Monument

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View of the reflecting pool, gardens and the Washington Monument (obelisk) from the Lincoln Memorial

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Abe Lincoln Statue - Amazing detail in the stone carving!

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Us at the Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial Building

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Beautiful autumn colours in the trees around the Lincoln Memorial

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The White House - Rear Garden view. I think this may be the oval office on the top floor, but I am not sure.

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Garden at the rear of the White House.

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The front of the White House - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave at dusk. You can't see him in the picture, but there was a secret service officer standing on the front steps.

At the base of the Lincoln Memorial there was a very striking display of support for President-Elect Obama. Thousands of people around the world had joined together to create billboards offering congratulations and testimonials of hope for the USA and world under the new presidents’ leadership, and thousands more had signed the displays after being erected in Washington. It was quite a sight to see just how much hope Mr. Obama has given to so many people around the world.

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]]> http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/2008/11/12/photos-from-washington-dc/feed/ 0 Day 10: Destination Washington, D.C. http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/2008/11/09/day-10-destination-washington-dc/ http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/2008/11/09/day-10-destination-washington-dc/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 jamie http://www.jandd.ca/travelblog/?p=135 Today we are heading to Washington, D.C. for what is likely to be our last significant sightseeing stop before we cross over the border back into Canada. Our stop in Harrisonburg, Virginia last night put us only 2.5 hours outside Washington, D.C. so we hope to make it into the city before lunch and spend the afternoon seeing a few of the major sights. It should be an interesting day seeing the nation’s capital city.

Here is our driving route for today:


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