Erik's trip to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Baltimore June and July, 2014
Day 21
In the morning we had a reservation for a tour of the Washington Monument.
Erik shades from the hot sun under an umbrella while waiting for our turn up the monument
looking past the Ellipse and the White House
the elevator doors are decorated with a bas-relief of George Washington
the White House back lawn
looking down the Mall to the Capitol. The tent buildings in the center of the Mall are for an arts and crafts exhibition
looking past the World War II Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial
a drone
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
information and pictures from the building of the monument
while we were descending in the elevator, our guide turned off the lights so we could see some of the stones donated by states and groups to line the elevator shaft
at right, our guide and elevator operator
two of the buildings of the National Aquarium
the wharf near the National Aquarium
this was a room lit by columns of bubbles
they had a beautiful jellyfish exhibit
including plastic and paper jellyfish on the ceiling of the cafeteria
dragon boats for tourists
submarine USS Torsk
Douglas Dauntless and Douglas Skyhawk
