We woke up around 7 a.m. and walked to an nice bakery down the street from the hotel. It had a variety of freshly baked things. A little farther down the street we came upon the White House grounds. There was a huge line of people to take the tour so we just walked on the north side to take a look.
The White House
Next we walked west toward the Lincoln Memorial. We hooked back onto the Mall. On the way we stopped at the Vietnam War Memorial. There was hardly anyone there at around 8:30 a.m.
Vietnam Memorial
Next it was a short walk west to the Lincoln Memorial. We stayed there and admired the beautiful building.
As we walked east on the Mall we stopped at three Smithsonian museums. Space and Air, Natural History, and American History museums.
Spirit of St. Louis
Lunar lander
At around 1 pm we headed to the Hart Senate Building where Paul, my nephew is working. He took an hour out of his day to give us a private tour of the Capital building.
We also saw the Supreme Court Building to the east of the Capital.
United States Supreme Court
Paul discussing the detail of the Capital Rotunda
Capital Dome
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