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| Washington Memorial |
After lounging in bed and watching Ocean's 12, Russell and I headed out to see the
Washington Monument, the
World War II Memorial, and the
Lincoln Memorial and
Reflecting Pool.
The Washington Monument is
huge - you can pretty much see this giant phallic obelisk (tallest in the world, actually) from anywhere in the DC area. After seeing it at night and
during the day, I think it it much more beautiful at night, specifically at twilight.
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| World War II Memorial |
Once Russell and I took a stroll around the Washington monument we headed to the WWII Memorial. This is my favorite memorial. It is so beautiful and relaxing, and looks gorgeous lit up at night. Apparently there were some groups opposed to the location of the memorial - between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial - arguing that it would obscure the view of the Washington Monument in the Reflecting Pool, but really you can't even tell because the monument is so much larger than the WWII memorial. I think it is perfectly located and very beautiful.
Next we walked along the Reflecting Pool towards the Lincoln memorial, eating a mouthful of bugs in the process (the bats were also swooping down for some delicious bugs as well). The Reflecting Pool is also very beautiful at night, more beautiful at night than in the day, in my opinion. The water was still and there was only a few people around.
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| Lincoln Memorial |
I can't say the same about the Lincoln Memorial - it was stunning at night, but there were people everywhere! Camera flashes going off every 3 seconds - probably because the Lincoln Memorial is so beautiful at night. There were so many people around that I just took one photo and left. But Lincoln's hands really are sculpted in the American Sign Language letters of A and L.
Afterwards, Russell and I headed back to the hotel, ordered pizza (total letdown after eating
Jerome's all the time), and relaxed our feet in anticipation of another day of walking - the time to Virginia!
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