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Washington, DCAug-03-2009
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 The last time I was in DC, I was something like 12 years old, so this was practically a first visit. Most of the monuments and important buildings in DC are pretty recognizable by anyone who's lived here for a while, but I was surprised by the scale of everything. These structures are HUGE. I first went on a night tour of DC with my Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary, who I was staying with while I was in the area; Mike was able to tell me what EVERY SINGLE BUILDING was and I pretty much forgot most of it, sadly. Sorry Mike! The next day I did the walking tour thing, starting at the Jefferson Memorial then strolling over to the mall area. Hit the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the White House, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the Capitol Building, and the Library of Congress, (mass linking because all of those articles had some really interesting tidbits) as well as the numerous buildings between. Outside of the Smithsonian I got to listen to a steelpan musician as I ate lunch; other than that there really weren't any noteworthy happenings while I was in the city. I was staying in the nearby town of Alexandria, Virginia, which is one of the nicer (WAY nicer) areas around DC. Got to go on a mini-tour of "Old Town", which is pretty much what it sounds like, a historic district in the middle of Alexandria. Ate some delicious seafood pasta something with crab and lobster and all kinds of wonderful at a restaurant named The Wharf, courtesy of my gracious aunt. I also got to eat at the original Five Guys during my stay here, a delicious grease pit of burger and fries. This was mostly a sight-seeing section of trip, so the pictures will show more than I care to write about. A separate Alexandria set is here and the DC set is behind the big picture as usual. Miles traveled so far: ~4368 States hit so far: 15 Next stop: Virginia Beach DC Alternate Ending Comments Pictures     
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