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Washington DC: the capital of our nation

Washington DC is the capital of the United States of America. When a new area, we believe that is beneficial to get the lay of the land. We knew were not going to try to drive in Washington, DC with Boss. (Remember that the boss is a ton with a double bed and stretched wide hips. Find a place where parking is difficult. We have heard horror stories of the device, not to mention the traffic in DC proper. The device is a system of interstate highways, which encircles the city: famous considerable congestion.

We discovered that DC has a wonderful subway, train / subway system that has the traveler almost anywhere in the region in general. It was first find the stations near us and discover the park. The station at College Park is nearby, but parking is available postage stamp. Especially students from the University Maryland use this repository via their shuttle. The other station, terminus of the green line is the greenbelt, the city built after Second World War provided. The park has its own shuttle to help bosses extreme of the lot. Nearby is the Greenbelt Park, a jewel hidden in the National Park Service. Even if the park is officially closed at this time, camping is still permitted in one area for only $ 14.00 per night (half of seniors with Passport Gold). A dump station is available for the necessary. The campground is less than half a mile from the train station at College Park.

Our goal today was to scale the Washington Monument for the aerial view of the city, then visit the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. To enter the Washington Monument, you must have a ticket, picked up free in a kiosk nearby. For a ticket that you have to be there at 8:00. We arrived around 11:00 and all were taken.

We headed to the Lincoln Memorial through the wall of Vietnam, an exciting show with flowers, wreaths, and letters posted at the foot of the monument. At the end of the South are two books with the names of the dead in alphabetical order. The names on the monument are chronological. Find the name of the individual in the book and you'll be directed to the table on which his name appears. Through a little green are two other memorials to survivors of war: one of three soldiers, the other women who served.

What can we say about the Lincoln Memorial, which has not been done before. These days barricades and fences restrict the movement of tourists. You can not walk around the memorial on the upper level. Downstairs, however, is a museum that traces the construction of memory and events which took place on the site, such as the freedom marches, concert Marion Anderson and Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech. Once again the SNP has marked a wonderful film about the importance of Abe Lincoln's life through words and images and the impact throughout the history of our great country. The background music is Aaron Copeland Lincoln Portrait.

At the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial, opposite the shopping center at Memorial Viet Nam, is the Korean War Memorial. Make sure you visit the Rangers to make the most experience. The purpose of memory is to involve everyone, living and dead, in the experiment. Originally there was to be thirty-eight (re: the 38th parallel) size statues of soldiers climbing the hill wild freedom. The number was divided by two to nineteen.

From the road, the soldiers are looking for on the shoulder to signal the troops massed in the woods back out into the clearing, filled with juniper and rock. As you climb the hill to the American flag, symbol of freedom, you see end carved in stone more than 53,000 men were killed and over 8,000 have been MIA. At the top is a mirror of water with a wall jutting triangular in the (Korean Peninsula). Not to mention the black wall on the other side of the hill. In the wall are engraved in 2500 photographic images of men and women who were accessories to the fighters. You can not see the face of distance, up close. Drawing near the wall of real faces can be seen watching by you, and you are also reflected in the wall with the Nineteen soldiers climbed the hill to freedom. You are part of the memory and memory is a part of you. It is a strangely haunting feeling that lingers in the day.

Across the road to the basin tide we walked. Thousands of Japanese Cherry Trees were in full bloom. In the distance stood the Jefferson and Washington Memorials. En route provides memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It consists of four outdoor rooms writings, water and statues, each dedicated to a warrant. The monument is a beautiful tribute to a president who brought us out of despair of depression and the horrors of war. The tribute is nothing compared that we had prior experience.

The Jefferson Memorial is another must see on the list in Washington DC. Dedicated to the reason and the Enlightenment, which makes a fitting end to an emotion filled day.

Some impressions of Washington and Washingtonians. The city resembles Illinois in the summer: the construction everywhere you look, cranes, chain link fencing barricades. The police presence everywhere where you look: on foot, by car, bicycle, motorcycles and horses. Joggers, I mean a lot of riders, not just a pass by some little Wherever you are in the park on the roads of the tidal basin in the street. People in large numbers, or see the sights in small groups or large towers, or individually. A Calliope people, scents, sights and sounds fill all the pores of the body.

The early bird catches the worm, or breakfast with our senators. Every Thursday morning at 8:30, while Congress is in session, senators Dick Durbin and Peter Fitzgerald organize a breakfast Continental with voters in one of the rooms of the building subcommittee Dirkson. We were also given passes to the Senate and the House Rep. galleries. Check with your senators, if they do the same.

A visit to the capital is given by the Senate or staff of the House. You must know someone visits your property. What has our country come when you can not even get to your establishment of a capital? Fortunately we had spent gallery.

Our first step was the Senate. What a wonderful place to see in action the government .. We were disappointed by the lack of occupants gallery. Less than ten percent of the gallery was full. Those who came were mostly in the school groups. Receives no earth trembles votes were taken, but we've heard Senator Barbara Boxer of CA argue for a amendment to add anti-terrorism for commercial airlines. This was seconded by Senator Evan Bayh of IN which also spoken. Senator John McCain of AZ spoke in rebuttal. Senator Kennedy came into the rooms later. Every hour, the President Pro Temp Change Senate. Every fifteen minutes, court reporters turn. What is missing is the modern electronics. There is no Forum totes, cell phones. Computers were one, we have seen on the office of the secretary and the operation of television cameras.

From the Senate to the House of Representatives. Considering that the Senators had individual desks and chairs, the Fed sit on the bench as seats with dividers between them. They have no offices. If they want to talk, they should contact one of the tables on each side the aisle and be recognized. One representative gave a speech about putting troops home from Iraq. He finally withdrew his amendment, but obtained his point anti-war recorded in the Congressional Record.

I went to the Rayburn building, where our representative, Jesse Jackson Jr. has his headquarters. We have yet to vote in Illinois and stay abreast of local policies. He was absent from office, but her granddaughter, Jessica, has loaded and had staff running around looking for a football lost. His staff is putting in place a visit capital for us.

To finish our day on "The Hill", we visited the Supreme Court. They did not hear the case this afternoon. So we visited the courtroom and receive a lecture (Tower) of the building. When they are in session, you gotta get in line early to listen to each case. When all seats are taken in the rest of those online are allowed to sit on wooden chairs at the back Room for three periods of one hour. The plaintiff and defendant lawyers have only half an hour to argue their case. Did you know that there is another jurisdiction over the Supreme Courtroom? He is a basketball court. The courts can not be in session simultaneously.

We tried to see the Ford Theater, where President Lincoln was assassinated. The line was very long for the conference tours. We are not allowed to bring backpacks into the theater. But after 1200 you can go for a look see inside for minutes.

On our way to the theater we have adopted the new International Spy Museum. The entry price was slightly steep $ 12.00 per senior. I was expecting to be disappointed and ripped. To my surprise, I was neither. The museum is the high technology and focuses on many aspects of espionage, of biblical times to monitoring devices and modern technology. The museum is divided into different sections with many hands on activities. We have spent over two hours and could spend more time watching all the videos and programs. Yes, Maxwell Smart Agent, they had the shoe phone as well. There were many replicas of the Cold War, even injecting the poison umbrella. Did you know Julia Child was once a spy? That may be how it has all of its revenue.

En route to the Ford's Theatre, we are gone (just a block away). Lincoln saw part of "My American Cousin." Today, "1776" was on stage. Unlike 40 years ago, Lincoln's box is now out of reach. A picture hangs from the stamen where Boothe took his spur, and therefore broke his leg. The staircase of the museum and the house opposite, where Lincoln died is closed for renovation,

On the Road Department Interior, we went from the Willard Hotel, a building of striking beauty, where the final negotiations took place Union to hold U.S. in 1861. We went through the White House. Guess what sub-blocks to the construction of many. The closest anyone can see the White House these days watching the West Wing. Another beautiful building is the Old Executive Office Building (one of the largest in Washington), next the White House. This is also closed to the public. It is interesting that the other side of the White House from the Treasury, near enough President to keep an eye on the money.

Finally, we have made to the Ministry of Interior. The building is two blocks long. Anne James gave us a wonderful tour of the facility. There is a large museum in the building depicting the history and various aspects of service. The interior was created in 1849. The primary foci of today are the management of lands and Indian Affairs. The seventh floor of the cafeteria is old frescoes painted by artists from various Native American tribes. The windows overlook a beautiful view of the city.

All government buildings are closed on Saturdays. Judgement of the Smithsonian, we went. Everything is free. The first museum that we wanted to see was National Air and Space City. Arrive early to avoid long lines. The museum is on two floors featuring the history of flight and exploration space. Some aircraft include original Spirit of St. Louis Lindbergh, Yeager Bell-1, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and capsules, V-1 rocket, capsule ball of Steve Fossett and many others. The Enola Gay is in stock. Later this year, the museum will open more near the Dulles International Airport and display much of his collection.

We had a little time to visit a museum of the Smithsonian less. Next door is the Hirshhorn Museum specializes in modern sculpture and paintings. The museum itself is a work of art, circular shape with a beautiful center atrium with a fountain and surrounded outside with elegant carvings. They had an exhibition of Gerhard Richter, an escapee from East Germany. His paintings represent either a bad case of myopia or a reluctance to say openly what he meant. Many of his paintings are blurred, but photographic in nature. He liked to use color gray.

Today, we have designed as a day off. I wanted to do some genealogical research. So I thought that today would be good to find out about my family. The National Archives is located in Washington and they have a branch in College Park, MD. Check the Archives, NARA, I registered and received a photo ID to search. Unfortunately, all the records that I was looking office downtown. The gentleman said that there was a free shuttle that runs every hour between the two facilities. I can hardly believe my ears. At noon, and I jumped on the shuttle promised. I thought it would take some time because of the horror stories of Washington DC traffic and dams everywhere. Taking the main road, we crossed Hayettsville, Catholic University, with the Basilica, many ethnic neighborhoods. In thirty-five minutes, we were in Nara, on Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of downtown Washington. We had reached the mother lode. Free transport, without the hassle of finding a parking space METRO and the same time travel to College Park in DC proper.

NARA is the repository of government records more than thirty years (72 for the census). The exhibit hall closed for renovations, "the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution on the screen. List my registration card allowed me full access to sections of microfilm and later in the Main Reading Room, where original documents are drawn for the researcher by staff very helpful. A note of caution: be sure to allow enough time for check traction. It takes time to recover. I have four-hour shuttle back to College Park.

We took the shuttle downtown and went to the Nara National Gallery of Art, just two blocks houses. This is an incredible series of beautiful buildings with two main structures: the East Wing and West Wing. Inside are fountains, gardens with flowers, and, of course art. Their collection of Impressionist are not as extensive as other museums, but they have something special: the only Leonardo da Vinci in the United States, de'Benci Ginevra. We spent the whole day immersed in the beauty offered by artists and Grandmaster sculpturers. There were special exhibits by Gainsborough, Kirchner, Vuillard and Matisse. Next week, an exhibition begins Paint Night Remington. We want to go back.

At the entrance of a large number of exhibition halls, there are boxes with information cards in different languages on the work in the specific room. The visitor reads the card and then replaces it in the area for others to use. I have not seen this kind of information to other galleries.

We finally got through to Andy Wilson, the intern for the member Jesse Jackson, Jr., and toured the capital. His staff was happy to see us. A team led tour opens doors to tourists not available at the gallery ordinary viewers. We have been through the hidden stairs and go in the rotunda with a magnificent view of the dome of the capital. Today, the Senate discussed Budget, where he subsequently. The House has discussed natural gas drilling. We were on our way back to the Rayburn building, where the House has called for vote. Bells rang through the corridors, and representatives that we look forward to the House chamber. It was exciting to see our government action.

Because it was lunchtime, we were shown where the cafeteria was in the complex of the House. If you're ever in the area, I recommend eating lunch. The cafeteria looks like a food court. Prices are reasonable and generous servings.

Our next step is the Library of Congress, Jefferson Building. Self-guided tours are offered, but the docent tours are better quality. The paintings and statues in the hall are allegorical. Everywhere you look, you see the thinking that led to the construction of a the largest libraries in the world. On display is one of Gutenberg three times! Bibles in the world and the last hand illustrated written Bible. The main reading room is devoted to various disciplines of knowledge. The Library of Congress has its own Web site, www.loc.gov. Here you have access to their catalog of maps and other information provided by the library.

Today, we traveled to Earth Santa, aka, the Franciscan monastery. The facility was built so that people can visit the shrines of the Holy Land without having to spend all their money to go to the Middle East. The shrines are replicas of Golgotha, the tomb, the manger of Bethlehem, etc. There are also replicas of the catacombs. The guides provide an overview of how the sites have been authenticated. Even being a skeptic, I was impressed by their knowledge and the importance of the sanctuary. It is a highly recommended stop for all Christians in Washington.

A few blocks away stands the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The church dedicated to Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, has been launched in 1920 and is still under construction. The architecture is a combination of Byzantine and Roman dome modeled after the Dome Capital and Bell Tower after the Washington Monument. Besides the main aisle of the nave and upper crypt, there are many side chapels and oratories sponsored by different groups of people in the world. Each is dedicated to Mary. The predominant way of expressing the work of art is by mosaics. The enormous quantity and quality of the mosaics he ranks among the best cities in the world.

On the History Museum Nature. What we liked About the Museum has been the use of templates to classify the different species of animals, prehistory the present time. Some areas are under construction: namely mammals Hall and Native American exhibits. The geological collection stones, especially the Hope Diamond, saliva every woman who loves wearing gorgeous jewelry. The myriad colors of the different types of geological formations are a delight eye.

Museum staff do a lot of good things. Comparison of this museum is like comparing apples and oranges with the Natural History Museum in Chicago. Each has its strengths. Overall, I rate the Field Museum in Chicago, a higher grade for extent of his collection, except Department of Geology.

Visit the Holocaust Museum DC. Is a moving experience. I have done extensive research this black spot in world history. I was impressed by the lack of bias in the exhibitions. The self-guided tour takes you up to the fourth floor, where the story of the rise of Hitler and the Nazis is told in visual images and short videos. The lesson of this story is that many prejudices, feeding the fears of ordinary people, and media manipulation are still with us, even seventy years after the events that led to this tragedy. Moving to the third floor is the solution to the Jewish Problem: ghettos, the camps of slaves, consisting of death, etc., not only Jews were hunted, but also Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, Polish and Russian intelligentsia, and anyone deemed inferior to Aryan ideals. On display are mounds of shoes from prisoners, most of their belongings, and one of the cars used as transport to the camps. From my reading of the atrocities committed in the camps, most parts have been underestimated. The rooms on the second floor to emphasize the resistance to the Nazis by Jews and many citizens of occupied countries. Also recorded in a dull way, is a condemnation of silence many allies deny knowledge of genocide, which was known to occur.

On a brighter note light, we visited the Forest Service of the United States. How do you say Smokey Bear? We found useful information about our forests and resources national camping and visits.

On the way back to the Archives, we stopped by the Smithsonian Castle, so named because of the architecture building. The main floor is open to the public and acts as a reception center with a video explaining the various museums of the institution. The Commons at the west end of the building is used as a banquet hall. This reminds me of the nave of a medieval chapel Gothic without windows.

The return route took us through a garden of butterflies. Most plants do not flower, for the moment. There were many signs describing the various plants and trees and the type of butterflies they attract. It was a nice end to a cathartic day.

The National Zoo has the home of giant pandas. Overall, we were disappointed by the treatment of most animals. No zoo is perfect. Everyone puts their energy and resources on specific species of animals. According to our observations, it appears that the National Zoological Park has much to learn from other institutions. Most animals, especially the more advanced animals are separated from each other. We have not talked with anyone and whether there are extenuating circumstances for our observations. Even apes have been isolated from each other. We thought what would have happened at Brookfield Zoo a few years ago, when the gorilla rescued and cared for the child who fell into their exposure if they were not allowed to socialize and live naturally as a band.

Took a trip to Walter Reed Army hospital today. This is the place where presidents get their annual physical examination. On the campus of the AFIP (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology) has a museum dedicated to medical research and history. They have a vast collection microscope, starting with the primitive 17th century to the modern electron microscopes today. They are currently presenting the life cycle of the stage inherited at birth. They use many different forms photography, MRIs and X-rays for normal photos. Many are surreal.

After spending a few hours at the museum, I wanted to visit Georgetown and Embassy Row. Driving in DC can be a very difficult time. Not only do you have in the diagonal streets intersecting the grid, you signaling creation, or lack thereof. Maggie was getting more upset because we went through this maze. We finally found Embassy Row, on and around New Hampshire near Dupont Circle. Outside the circle is M Street, which is the main artery of Georgetown Heights. We have a beautiful view Shops and the crowd of people in the streets because traffic is a turtle crawl.

Across the Potomac River, we wanted to avoid traffic to return to College Park. I knew there was a road that runs along the front of Arlington Cemetery. This brings us finally to I 95 and College Park. Cruising on the highway police officer has marked me and told me to follow him. I do not think I was the millionth vehicle Journey to the road. I was so sure that I was not speed: it is enough to keep up with Jones. I discovered that are not allowed Dually on this road since 9 / 11. Other trucks, SUVs, etc. are allowed. He took my vital information and then tried to take a mug shot FBI. After breaking two cameras, he was finally successful. Look for my picture to your post office nearest you. Now we are wanted by the FBI, we'll just have to flee the country.

On Monday, April 21, 2003, we visited the Smithsonian American History Museum. We spent five hours, he could and spent a further period of five hours. Highlights include first trumpet of Louis Armstrong. Pleated bell Horn reminded me of my trumpet in grammar school. Exposures to the American presidency and the first ladies have been exceptional. I particularly appreciated the traffic control through the exhibits. There was usually a specific entry and exit. This trip by the easiest. The first floor is devoted to various sectors: agriculture, marine, railways, information, transport and Julia Child's kitchen. The museum has something for almost anyone. Having been at Fort McHenry, we were pleased to see the Star Spangled Banner is being restored.

The coin collection of coins and money is very large. What I never realized was the variety of currencies, both foreign and domestic, circulating during the early history of our country. Each colony printed and bat its own currency. Currency British, French and Spanish were also considered legal. It was worse than the problems that the Europeans have the euro. A common currency is a necessity to have a real country.

Went to the National Building Museum. The magnificent building atrium rises fifteen stories and is supported by large pillars. On the first and second floors of showrooms around the atrium. Some exhibitions are semi-permanent. You never know what will be shown. The atrium was a buzz with people setting up for the largest craft exhibition in the country. The Smithsonian Institute organizes an annual competition for craftsmen and the winners will exhibit their work in this museum. The exhibits are also available.

A few blocks away, the Post Museum, part of the Smithsonian. This museum traces the history of the postal service, blazing trails of New York to Philadelphia, Ben Franklin's appointment as head of the jobs in the mid-1700s by the Crown, the Pony Express, RFD, and airmail. The building itself is impressive. It is in the Old Post Office with a beautiful main hall with many cages lining both sides.

Adjacent is Union Station. It is still a pretty impressive building, with the object of extensive restoration and now housing tribunals many food products and various stores to pick up last minute items before returning.

Today, we visited Most of the rest of the Smithsonian Institute: Museum of Art Freer, the Sackler Gallery, the Museum of African Art and the arts and building industry. It sounds like a lot of walking, but the museums are small in the region. The first two emphasize the Oriental art of China, Japan, India, and the work of various Islamic countries. Some of the early parts of China and the Islamic world are exquisite. Not to be missed in the liberalization of the museum is Peacock Room by James Whistler. He was carried away by a commission to decorate a dining room. He took the peacock pattern to the maximum extent. Same the ceiling is painted peacock feathers. The room is breathtaking and a perfect home for the collection of Chinese porcelain from the owner.

Museum Africa has many old pieces of ancient Nubia, which is south of Egypt in the Sudan today. There are also many 20th century pieces reflecting culture of the people of West Africa.

Not to be missed is the arts industry and construction, the host of many Presidential Inaugural Balls. The atrium is spacious and crosshair. The building hosts special exhibitions that change regularly.

Another piece was a tropical butterfly house. Locked in a closed environment (temperature 90 °, humidity 85%), hundreds of butterflies of America Central flew at will. It seemed to be a particular favorite, because they kept landing on my head. Maybe my animal attraction was lost on the wrong species. Or maybe they like gray hair. They were very beautiful.

Went to the tower of the Old Post Office: A building other than the Post Museum. Washington DC has had a series of post offices that the requirements of the capital increase. This building has an eight-story atrium with a steeple with three additional floors. In a twelfth floor observation deck is open, a birds eye view of the city below. In the tower are the bells Congress. These bells are still ringing the changes by hand by a special ring tones. They practice every Thursday evening to hone their skills. They hold the record chime. An appeal is a series of more than five thousand bells ring on a model established which never repeats itself, for the duration of three hours of broadcast. The group has a leader who runs his fingers in precise patterns. If Miss a Beat, they to start everything.

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