National World War II Memorial Washington DC

Vandaag een drukke dag. We staan op tijd op omdat we, ook al vooraf in Nederland, een tour door het Capitool geboekt hebben. Weer met de taxi er naar toe, wat gaat dat snel. Het weer is mooi, zonnig en warm dus blauwe lucht, altijd leuk voor foto's. De tour valt iets tegen, je ziet maar een paar zalen en de gids praat amerikaans op een frans tempo …

What started out as a casual day walking on a crisp sunny day from our Guest House to the National Mall to view the memorials turned out to be a day full of questions. We visited the Lincoln Memorial and read Lincoln's artful words that inspire even today, the Vietnam Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the Korean War Memorial. We continued …

Today was travel to DC day. Being in Atlanta, we were able to sleep in, enjoy a good breakfast and take a short flight up to DC. Our flight was a little bumpy on approach into Dulles, but we landed safely and our luggage made the trip with us. The rest of our tour group from Spokane arrived about 30 minutes after we did. Unfortunately their luggage …

May 2, 2012 - Day 1 -
On the morning of the trip, we had to be at the school by 2:30 a.m. My dad drove me to school. We left the house at 1:45 a.m. It was pouring down the rain. By pouring, I mean, we could barely see and had to run into the school. We were 5 feet away from the door and still ended up soaked. I went in and sat down in the …

Our first trip of the day was to the Amish House and Farm. This was not, however, run by Amish people. It was a kind of living history museum, and the guide was very informative. It was great to be able to get some pictures of Amish style clothes and living conditions. The small, one-room schoolhouse was also fascinating. The desks and chairs …

Hey yall. Just a quick update of Washington as we are in Miami *****es and cant really be bothered writing too much. Too much beer to be consumed and swimming in the sun to be done.

Day 1

We arrived in Washington from our 4 ½ hour bus trip from NYC where we stayed in Manhattan the night before. Again a bloody heat wave! Record …

I had breakfast at BREAD AND CHOCOLATE.Then I went to the Bike Tours and I saw much of DC. and rode all around town.When we were done we went to the spy museum.It was like I was a real spy. The best part of the day was the Lincoln Memorial and the Spy Museum.



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First off – how many people reading this know what DC stands for? Took me a couple of days walking past buildings saying District of Columbia to realise J

We stayed at the most amazing B&B, Mount Vernon Square B&B (in the district of Mount Vernon Square, not at Mount Vernon Square – as we realised after carrying 50kg of …

Finally a little break to the heat. In the morning I took Metro and retrieved tickets to tour the Bureau of Engraving and Printing after boys' camps & had lunch w/ an old classmate in Alexandria area. There was thunderstorm forecasted for the evening, so I decided to drive to D.C. myself, which turned out nicely, roads are well marked and …

An exhausting but wonderful day spent in Washington, D.C. Most of the time was spent in the Smithsonian - American History Museum. Many, many pictures to follow! …

... with 58,000 U.S. soldiers names carved into it who died in Vietnam. Lastly were the 56-stone-pillars of the ‘National World War II Memorial,’ with its bronze wreaths and fountains, this was for me the most moving.   Whew, ...

... are trees and grass and fine architecture. It really is very impressive. Just a short walk away is the National World War II Memorial. It's a beautiful space comprising 56 granite pillars around a pool and fountains. Very peaceful...... And from there ...

... , making it the largest Presidential memorial on The National Mall. After the FDR Memorial we stopped off at the National World War II Memorial. The WWII Memorial stands between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument on The National Mall and ...

... had come to take a rubbing of an ancestor's name which was moving to see. Next, we went to the National World War II Memorial which is a large low-level round fountain surrounded by tall stone pillars marking various states and US territories. Worn out, ...

... "The Capitol". Security everywhere, all through the night pretty creepy! The next day we visited the Lincoln memorial, The national world war II memorial, the Korean war veterans memorial. We then went to the Holocaust museum. We then visited the ...

... the president?? So exciting! In my morning dash around, I managed to see the monument, the White House, the National World War II Memorial, down along the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial. I then headed over to the Korean War Memorial which was ...

... . Located in the center of the Mall is the Washington Monument. Also located on the mall are the Lincoln Memorial, the National World War II Memorial at the east end of the Reflecting Pool, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ...

... (a 70 second ride up 550 feet) for spectacular views of Washington DC.  We then continued past the National World War II Memorial to the Reflecting Pool before reaching the Lincoln Memorial.  What a massive building.  The statue of ...