Toured the National Mall today


Then on top of that for about a 1/2 mile radius is completely fenced off with 12 - 15' tall fencing so you can't see the square or anything until you get far away.

We toured the National Mall today. Hit all the major monuments, and then walked by the White House. Resisted the urge to give the finger because I'm sure he wasn't home today.

Saw the new World War 2 monument. We hadn't gotten into it maybe 5 minutes before I look at Angi and she's crying. It was probably more emotional than most because of the recent dedication and all of the veterans there. Very impressive monument and it felt odd being at something that will stand for centuries just like everything else that is there.

What really sucked though was the Washington Monument is effectively off limits. First you need a ticket, and all tickets were gone for the day. Second they have a list of rules that make Airports look lax in security as far as what can/can't go near it. Then on top of that for about a 1/2 mile radius is completely fenced off with 12 - 15' tall fencing so you can't see the square or anything until you get far away. Kinda bummed me out.

We went to the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, White House, and then headed back around 2pm. I'm sunburnt, and we think we walked about 3 miles total pushing a stroller and me carrying a backpack full of laptop, lenses, and camera.

Took a ton of pictures and doing a quick and dirty upload now just by date. Will sort them out later. As usual they're on our site

Posted: Tue - June 1, 2004 at 07:28 PM           |

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