Wednesday

These pics are in reverse order. This is our last picture at D.C.
Andy got so hot and tired sitting on the top part of the bus. We went later and got in the bottom arr condtioned part of it.

This is the bus. My advice if you are planning a trip to Washington, D.C., is to purhcase a bus ticket for this the first day. It is a really great way to see parts of the city that you wouldn't see otherwise, and they tell you a lot of neat stuff. The tickets seem pricey, but they are good for two days, and you can get on and off anywhere you want to. Unfortunately, we didn't figure this out until the last day. Okay, when I think of the Smithsonian, I think of things like Archie Bunker's chair and things that have become famous in my lifetime. That would be the American History Museum. Well, guess what? It was closed for renovation. BUT, it said in the brochure that there was a small American History exhibit in the Air and Space Museum with things like Abraham Lincoln's top hat. And yes, it was CLOSED, too. I had to snap a pic of that, because we walked a long way to see this closed sign. GRRR!
This is the Smithsonian Museum of Native American History. I was pretty dissapointed because the None of the Five Civilized Tribes were represented with one small exception. There was one very small area about the Cherokees.

This is a beautiful beaded flag in the Native American Museum.

This is Andy in front of the Boy Scout Memorial. This is the strangest memorial that we saw in all of D.C. The man and woman are naked except for drapes on strategic locations. One of them was holding something that we couldn't figure out. The boy scout in the sculpture was dressed normally, like a scout. Odd. Andy loved chasing all the birds.
I didn't mean to upload this pic. The White House is behind the stoplight.

The National Church. It is beautiful.



This is a picture inside the White House Visitor Center. President George W. Bush being sworn in.

This is the National Christmas Tree. Makes me wonder.....The National Christmas tree isn't going to live forever....do they have one planted somewhere else to take it's place when this one passes?





Emily and I thought this was funny. This is inside the White House Visitor Center. Notice they use incandescent bulbs.

Is it just me, or does Abraham Lincoln look a lot like Kramer from Seinfeld? Or does Kramer look like Honest Abe?






This is where Abraham Lincoln died, at the house across from the Ford Theater.

This is the Ford Theater....that was....you guessed it!! CLOSED for renovation.

Emily, Andy and me in front of the Ford Theater.
Don, Emily and Andy.

Greg, this is for you! This is the Washington Memorial Masonic Temple, South of Arlington, near D.C.