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Washington DC is the capital of the United States of America. If a new area for us is good for the country's situation. We knew that would not mind in Washington, DC with the head of the group. Note that the head of a double ton with a bed spread and wide hips. Finding parking is difficult. We have heard horror stories of the past, not to mention traffic in DC itself. The ring is a network of motorways around the city: the famousheavy traffic congestion.

It was found that a beautiful train, Spain, the subway, passengers will be almost everywhere in the region in general. First we got stations near you found us and see the car. College Park Station is convenient, but it has a franking machine. Most of the students at the University of Maryland, with the bus depot. The other station, the end of the green, the green line, planned city built after the Second World War.Parking must support a bus service for users of the boundary of the plot. Nearby is the Greenbelt Park, a hidden treasure in the National Park Service. Although the park officially closed at this time, camping is still permitted in a zone, for only $ 14.00 per night (half for seniors with Golden Pass). A service for the necessary. The field is less than half a mile from the College Park station.

Our goal today wasThrough the Washington Monument for an aerial view of the city and visit the memories of Lincoln and Jefferson. About the Washington Monument, tickets must be kept outside in a booth nearby. A ticket, you have to be there at 8:00 of the clock. We arrived around 11:00 and took them all.

We went to the Lincoln Memorial to the Vietnam Wall, a poignant portrait of flowers, wreaths and letters at the base of the monument. To the south are two booksThe names of the dead in alphabetical order. The names on the monument are in chronological order. Find the name of the person in the book, and you will be directed to the table on which their name. Through a small green two monuments dedicated to victims of war: one of three soldiers, one of the women treated.

What can you say about the Lincoln Memorial, there were before. These, days gates and fences to restrict the movement of tourists. Youcan not quite walk in memory at the highest level. On the ground floor, but it is a museum, which includes the construction of the monument and the events that took place on the site, such as the freedom marches, concert Marion Anderson and Martin Luther King Jr. comments, "I had a dream." Once again, the NPS has a beautiful film about the life of Abraham Lincoln through his words and images and the impact on the history of our great scoresCountry. The background music of Aaron Copeland's Lincoln Portrait.

Down at the Lincoln Memorial, across Memorial Mall of Vietnam, Korean War Memorial. Make sure you take a guided tour saved until the end of the experiment. The purpose of this monument is for all the living and the dead, to participate in the experiment. Originally there were thirty-eight (re: the 38th parallel) are life-size statues of soldiers up the hill in nature. The number wasreduction by half of nineteen.

From the street a soldier look over your shoulder massage signal soldiers to return to the forest, full of juniper and rock. As you climb the mountain to the American flag, a symbol of freedom, is the last stone, more than 53,000 people were killed and more than 8,000 have been MIA. On top of a pool of water is rising on a triangular wall there (on the Korean Peninsula). Not to be overlooked is thedark wall on the other side of the hill. On the wall is 2,500 photographs of men and women in activities outside of the fighters were carved. You can not see the faces from far right side. On the base of the wall has seen the true face looking at you, and you're on the wall, with nineteen soldiers on the hill against their freedom. There will be a part of the piece and the monument to you. It is a disquieting feeling that remains mysteriousall day.

On the opposite side of the road, we went Tidal Basin. Thousands of Japanese cherry blossoms. In the distance, the Jefferson Memorial and Washington. Along the way, the memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt. It consists of four outdoor areas of roads, water, and the statues, each dedicated to a command. The monument is a tribute to a great president who led us to the despair of depression and the horrors of war. Tributeis nothing compared to what I had seen before.

The Jefferson Memorial is another in the list to see in Washington DC. Dedicated to reason and enlightenment, is a bit of a day full of emotion.

Some impressions of Washington and Washington. The city seems in Illinois were building everywhere you look, cranes, fences and dams. Hinschaut where the police presence on foot, by car, bicycle, motorcycle and horses.Jogger, I think most pilots, not just a little 'more, wherever you are in the park, the streets Tidal Basin on the road. People in large numbers, to visit places of interest in small or large groups or individually. Calliope people, smells and sounds fill every pore of your body.

Who raises the worm, or a breakfast with our legislators. Every morning at 8.30 am Thursday when Congress meets Senators Dick Durbin and Peter Fitzgerald has aContinental breakfast with voters in a room Dirkson Building Subcommittee. We were at the door of the Senate and the Republic Galleries Ask your senators, if they do the same.

A visit to the capital is only given by the Senate or House staff. You should know that someone visiting the building. What happened to our country are not even visit their capital formation? Fortunately, we had reached the tunnel.

Our first stop was in the Senate. Whatwonderful place to see government in action .. We are disappointed by the absence of the occupants of the gallery. Less than ten percent of the gallery was full. Those who were mostly in schools. This is certainly not earth shaking votes were taken, but we've heard Senator Barbara Boxer of California to promote a change in anti-terrorism units to be added to commercial airlines. This was seconded by Senator Evan Bayh of IN, also spoke. John McCain spoke replication AZ. Senator Kennedy has come toChambers later. Every hour, the President Pro temporal changes in the Senate. Every fifteen minutes, turning to the stenographers. What is missing is the modern electronics. No sign of dead phones. The teams we saw were in the office of the secretary and operation of the cameras.

Senate to the House of Representatives. The senators have a few tables and chairs to sit on bench seats as representatives of the partitions between them. You do not have offices. IfNot to mention, must go to one of the tables on both sides of the aisle and be recognized. A representative gave a speech on bringing troops home from Iraq. Finally, he proposed his amendment, but his view anti-war in the Congressional Record Date.

I went to the Rayburn building, where our representative, Jesse Jackson, Jr. is. We do not have the vote in Illinois and continue with local politics. It 'been out here, but her granddaughter,Jessica has been responsible and has a staff travel a loose ball. His staff is building a tower in the capital for us.

To end the day on "The Hill", who visited the Supreme Court. It should not hear a case in the afternoon. We were able to go to court and get a presentation (visit) of the building. During the sessions, you have to listen to queue at the beginning of each case. If all seats taken in the rest ofLine to sit on wooden chairs in the back of the room for three minutes. Council for plaintiff and the defendant half an hour to defend their cause. Did you know that no other judge of the Supreme Court? This is a basketball court. Both times the same food, it is not at the meeting.

We treat the Ford Theatre where President Lincoln was assassinated seen. The line was too long for the guided reading. We must not put in the backpacksTheatre. But after 12:00 on the clock, you can see a view, go in minutes.

On the way to the theater, we are in the new International Spy Museum. The ticket price was a bit 'expensive, $ 12.00 for seniors. I was expecting to be disappointed and cheated. To my surprise it was not. The museum is high tech and looks at many aspects of spying from biblical times to the monitoring equipment and modern techniques. The museum is divided into sections with a lot of handsActivities. We spent over two hours and had no time to watch all the videos and programs. Yes, the agent Maxwell Smart, who had the phone to boot. There have been numerous aftershocks of the Cold War, also injects the poison umbrella. Did you know that Julia Child was once a spy? Perhaps because of the way to take all their prescriptions.

Ford's Theatre, which has been (a block). Lincoln is part of "My American Cousin." Today, "1776" was on stage. Unlike 40 years ago, LincolnBox is now taboo. A picture hanging in Ammer, where Boothe began his encouragement, and then broke his leg. The museum on the ground floor and the house across the street where Lincoln died is closed for renovation

On the way to the Interior Ministry, which came from the Willard Hotel, a building of extraordinary beauty, where the final negotiations were completed, he joined in 1861. We crossed the White House. Guess what, 'building blocks. The closest anyonesee the White House these days watching the West Wing. Another beautiful building is the Old Executive Office Building (one of the largest in Washington), and the White House. This is also closed to the public. Interestingly, on the other side of the White House, the Finance Ministry to keep close enough to the President to keep an eye on the money.

Finally, the Ministry of Interior. The building has more than two blocks. Ana Santiago gave us a wonderful tripthe system. There is the story of building a great museum and various aspects of the service. The interior is the main objective of the 1849th hour of land management and Indian affairs. The seventh floor of the old cafeteria mural was painted by artists from various tribes. The windows offer a splendid view over the city.

All government buildings are closed at this time. The Smithsonian, we left. Everything is free. The firstMuseum wanted to see was the National Air and Space Museum. Arrive early to avoid long queues. The two-story museum on the history of aviation and space exploration. Some aircraft are original spirit of St. Louis Lindbergh, Yeager Bell-1 capsules, other Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, V-1 rocket, ball cap Steve Fossett, and many others. The Enola Gay is storage. By the end of the year, the museum will open an additional near Dulles International Airport and showsMost of his collection.

We had little time to visit one of the small museums of the Smithsonian Institution. Adjacent is the Hirshhorn Museum, which specializes in sculptures and modern paintings. The museum itself is a work of art with a circular design with a central atrium with beautiful fountains, surrounded outside elegant sculptures. They had an exhibition of Gerhard Richter, a refugee from East Germany. His paintings show both a severe case of myopia or refusing to say openly whatmeaning. Many of his images are blurred, but photographic in nature. He liked the use of gray.

Today we planned a day of rest. I wanted to do some 'genealogy. So I thought today would have been nice to have information about my family. The National Archives in Washington DC, and have a branch in College Park, MD. Upon his arrival in the file, Nara, and recorded in an identity search. Unfortunately, all recordsWe searched the office center. The Lord says there is a free shuttle that runs every hour between the two institutions. I thought my ears. The lunch was, and I took the bus promised. I thought it would take some time because of the horror stories of Washington DC and checkpoints everywhere. Among the main road through Hayettsville, Catholic University and the Basilica, many ethnic neighborhoods. In thirty-fiveMinutes we were in Nara, Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of downtown Washington. We hit the Mother Lode again. Free transport, without the hassle of finding a parking space in the subway and travel time as College Park / DC properly.

Nara is the custodian of records of federal over 30 years (72 for the census). The exhibition hall is closed for renovation, see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. By submitting the registration form, which couldfull access to the microfilm and the rear of the main reading room, where the original data of researchers has developed a very helpful staff. A note of caution: make sure you have enough time to save. Take time to recover. I took the bus back to College Park 04:00

We NARA transportation hub and entered the National Gallery of Art, just two blocks away. This is an incredible number of beautiful buildings, with twoFacilities: the East Wing and West Wing. Inside there are fountains, flower gardens for life and art of course. Its collection of impressionists is not as wide as other museums, but they have something special: the only Leonardo Da Vinci de'Benci in the United States, Geneva. We spent the day together in the integrated beauty of the great master artists and sculptors are also available. There were special displays of Gainsborough, Kirchner, Vuillard and Matisse. Next week will begin an exhibition of Remington NightPaintings. We want to return.

At the entrance of most of the showroom, there are fields of information sheets in different languages on the specific work in the lobby. The visitor reads the card and then replaced in the box for use by others. I have not seen this type of information in other galleries.

Finally, Andy Wilson, an intern for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., and visited the capital. His staff was very happy to see us. A team led concertsopens its doors to tourists not to open the Gallery Viewer normal. You could go through the hidden stairs and enter the roundabout with a magnificent view of the dome of the capital. Today, the Senate budget debate, to be delivered later. The house has been discussed drilling for natural gas. We were on our way back to the Rayburn building, where the Parliament has called for a vote. The doorbell kept ringing in the corridors, and representatives hastened to enter the rooms of the house. It 'was very excitingsee our government in action.

As it was noon, showed the table of the building complex. If you are ever in the area, I recommend the lunch. The cafeteria is like a food court. Prices are reasonable and portions generous.

Our next stop was the Library of Congress, Jefferson Building. self-guided tours, but teachers are better implemented. The paintings and statues in the Great Hall are allegorical. Everywhere you look,You see the thoughts that go into building one of the largest libraries in the world. To see one of the three global printed Gutenberg Bible in the world and, finally, illustrates the Bible was written. The main reading room is dedicated to various elements of knowledge. The Library of Congress has its own website, http://www.loc.gov. Here you have to offer access to its catalog of maps and information from other libraries.

Today we went to SantaLand, also known as the Franciscan monastery. The system was so that people in the sanctuaries of the Holy Land without having to spend all the money to visit the Middle East built. The shrines are replicas of Calvary, the tomb of the Nativity in Bethlehem, etc. There are also replicas of the catacombs. The guides give an idea of how many pages have been authenticated. Although skeptical, I was impressed by his knowledge and the importance of the sanctuary. This is highly recommended to stopfor all Christians to come to Washington.

A few streets away from the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The Church of Mary, the mother of Jesus, began in 1920 and is still under construction. The architecture is a combination of Byzantine and Roman times: the dome in the dome of the capital and Campanile designed according to the Washington Monument. In addition to the nave nave and the top of the crypts, there are many side chapels and oratories of the various groups sponsoredThe people in the world. Each is dedicated to Mary. express the dominant form in which the image is about mosaics. The quantity and quality is one of the mosaics are among the largest cities in the world.

At the Museum of Natural History. What we liked for the museum, was the use of skeletons, including different types of animals from prehistory to the present. Some areas are under construction, namely, the Hall of Mammals and Native Americans. The geologicalCollection of stones, especially the Hope Diamond, who drool every woman who loves beautiful gem. The many colors of the different geological formations are a feast for the eyes.

Museum staff do many things. Comparison of this museum is like comparing apples and oranges with the Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Each has its advantages. In general I think the Field Museum in Chicago has a higher degree of its rich collection, with the exceptionfor the department of geology.

Visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. It is a moving experience. I did extensive research in this black spot in history. I was impressed by the lack of bias in the exhibition. The self-guided tour leads to the fourth floor, where the story of the rise of Hitler and National Socialism in visual images and short video, "he said. The lesson of this story that most of the prejudices, fears of supply of the common people, and manipulationthe media are always with us, even 70 years after the events that led to this tragedy. Turning to the third floor, you get to the solution of the ghettos, labor camps, the composite of death, etc. Not only the Jews were persecuted, but the Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, Polish and Russian intellectuals, and was less than ideal Aryan. You can see the mountains of shoes of the prisoners, most of their possessions and a carTransport in the fields. From my reading of the atrocities committed in the camps, most of the rooms had been underestimated. The second plan shows the power of resistance against the Nazis of Jews and many citizens of occupied countries. Also recorded silently condemning the silence of many allies to deny knowledge of the genocide that has been known to happen.

On a lighter note, who visited the U.S. Forest Service. How do you say Smokey Bear? We found usefulThe details of our forests and their resources for the camp and visit.

On the way back to the files, we stopped at the Smithsonian Castle, as the name because the architecture of the building. The main floor is open to the public and serves as a reception center with a video that explains the various museums of the institution. The field at the west end of the building is used as a banquet hall. It reminds me of the nave of the medieval Gothic chapel, withoutWindows.

The way back we passed through a garden of butterflies. Most plants are in bloom, however. There have been many signs of different plants and trees, and describes the type of butterflies they attract. It 'been a good end to a cathartic day.

National Zoo pandas home offers. Overall we were disappointed by the treatment of most animals. Zoo is not perfect. Each puts its energies and resources on certainanimals. According to our observations, it appears that the National Zoo to learn many other institutions. Many animals are more advanced animals largely separately. We need to talk to someone and know if there are mitigating circumstances for our observations. Even the monkeys to them quietly. Consider what happened at Brookfield Zoo a few years ago, when the gorilla rescued and provided the childfell to their problem if they are not authorized to make contacts and, of course, live as troop transport.

Made a trip to Walter Reed Army hospital today. This is the place where presidents get their annual medical examination. The campus of the AFIP (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology) has a museum of medical research and history. They have a large collection of microscope, the 17th century, modern electron microscopes. They are currently issuingphase of the cycle of life inherited at birth. Use different forms of photography, magnetic resonance and x-rays regularly. Many are surreal.

After a couple of hours at the museum, wanted to visit Georgetown and Embassy Row. Driving in DC can experience a real challenge. Not only are the paths cross in diagonal grid that is creative signage, or lack thereof. Maggie has always been hampered by the maze, which. Crossing Finally, we Embassy Row, in and around New Hampshire near Dupont Circle. From M Street, Upper Main Street in Georgetown. We have a beautiful view of the shops and crowds of people on the roads, the traffic is to explore the pace of a snail.

Across the Potomac River, which wanted to avoid the traffic back to College Park, knew it was a road in front of Arlington Cemetery along. Finally, it would lead tous, who scored 95 and College Park, cruising on the highway by a policeman to me and told me to follow. I do not think that traveling by car on the road to one million. I was sure not to drive too fast, just to keep up with the Joneses. "Dually I learned that the law in this way since 9 / 11. Other pickup trucks, SUVs, etc. are not allowed. It took me important information, then was a picture of the FBI. After a pause of two chambers, was finally successful.Find my picture in the local post office. Now that we wanted from 'FBI, simply leave the country.

Monday ', April 21, 2003, he visited the Smithsonian Museum of American History. We spent five hours and was able to spend five hours. Other highlights include Louis Armstrong, trumpeter. The bonnet crumpled horn reminded me of my trumpet in high school. Exposures to the U.S. presidency and the first lady were exceptional. II especially liked the control of traffic through the exhibitions. It was usually a single entry and exit. This ease of travel. The first floor is devoted to different sectors: agriculture, cooking, navigation, railways, information, transport and Julia Child. The museum has something for everyone. E 'became Fort McHenry, we are pleased to see The Star Spangled Banner restored.

The collection of coins and moneywide. I never understood the diversity of currencies, domestic and foreign outstanding at the beginning of the history of our country. Each colony has coined its own currency. Currency British, French and Spanish are considered legal tender. E 'was worse than the problems of Europe with the euro. A common currency is the need for a real country.

I went to the National Building Museum. The building is magnificent atrium rises fifteen storiesand is supported by large pillars. In showrooms around the first and second floor of the atrium. Some parts are semi-permanent. You never know what it shows. The lobby was a buzz of media people at the largest art exhibition in the country. Smithsonian Institute has published an annual competition for professionals and the winners of their works to the museum. The pieces are for sale.

A few blocks from the Postal Museum, part ofSmithsonian. The museum traces the history of the postal service of the pioneers of New York to Philadelphia for the appointment of Ben Franklin as Postmaster General in mid-1700 through the crown, the Pony Express, and RFD mail. The building itself is impressive. In this house with a beautiful main hall with a large number of cages on both sides.

Adjacent is Union Station. There's still a pretty impressive building has been renovated and now houses manyeateries and shops to collect the labels last hour before leaving home.

Today we visited most of the rest of the Smithsonian, the Museum of Art Freer, the Sackler Gallery, the Museum of African art and art and the building industry. It seems a lot of walking, but they are small museums in the region. The first two focus on the art of China, Japan, India and Islamic art from different countries. Some of the first parts of China and the Islamic worldare exquisite. Do not miss the Museum Freer, the Peacock Room James Whistler. It 'came with a commission to decorate a room done. He took the peacock motif throughout the measurement. The ceiling is painted with peacock feathers. The room is impressive and a perfect shot for the collection of Chinese porcelain from the owner.

The African museum has many old pieces of ancient Nubia in southern Egypt today in Sudan. There are also many 20th centuryThe pieces that reflect the culture of the peoples of West Africa.

We must not forget is the art and industrial buildings, the guest of several presidential inaugural balls. The lobby is large and has the shape of a cross. The building houses exhibitions which change regularly.

Another exhibit was a house of tropical butterflies. Stuck in a closed environment (temperature of 90 degrees, humidity 85%), hundreds of butterflies flying to Central America. He looked like aParticularly popular because it rested on his head. Perhaps my passion for animals has been lost in the case of error. Or maybe you are like gray hair. They were very nice.

He went to the tower of the old post office, another building for the Postal Museum. Washington DC has a number of mail has increased the capital requirements. This building has a hall with an additional eight three-storey bell. In the twelfth floor of a viewing platform is openAerial view of the city. In the tower are the Congress. These changes have the bells by hand by a specific group of fingers. We practice every Thursday evening to hone their skills. Judgement on the calls. A stamp is a series of more than five thousand rings the bell, after a production model, not to be repeated for the duration of three hours of the ring. The group has a leader who kept his finger on the exact model. If it expires,must start over.

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