We had Monday off so I invited Dani and Sam to go to the National Mall with me. I decided that I wanted to go catch those things while it was still nice weather, before it's bitter wind and snow (if that happens--I think it will--eventually). The weather has still been really nice and hardly jacket-worthy though.
Washington Monument.
Washington Monument from nearby park. Loved this view :D
Lincoln Memorial. Not copper and SO much bigger in real life than on the back of your penny ;D (I know, but being corny is fun!)
Do I look like a birthday cake? It kinda looks like I have a candle coming out of my head. haha!
Reflection pool. They've actually drained this several times this season. They're having problems with algae and can't get the pH level quite right. You can't really tell in this picture from so far away, but it's only half full in this picture and doesn't even go all the way to the edges since it curves from the sides to a point at the bottom.
We went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. It's like a lifeless zoo, but it puts you right in the action (look down). Just like Night at the Museum.
We walked through Africa and the Geology section. We saw the Hope Diamond and a buncha other rocks. We had time to walk through the ocean too, but just quickly since it was getting late. You could literally spend years in each of the Smithsonian museums. The thing is, they only have something like 10% of what they own on display at any given time. Always something new though.
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