Wednesday, 8/26/15 - Alexandria to Washington, D.C.
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| Constant flow of planes into the airport |
Though just a short hop from Alexandria to our marina at the Gangplank in downtown Washington, there was quite a bit to see.
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| The Naval Research Lab |
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| Which side of the green sailboat do we go? |
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From our slip in the Gangplank Marina, we can count
13 cranes working on the new marina complex |
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The Gangplank is a quiet, live-aboard marina just a few
blocks from the national mall |
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We decided to ride around the mall
to see what was here before visiting
any of the museums. |
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| So many beautiful museums all around the mall |
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| The American Indian museum |
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Jim & Carol Pattison
Suzanne & Chris Turcich
On the Capital steps looking back at the
Washington Monument |
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| Lots of construction on the Capital dome |
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| Checking out the waterfall at the National Art Museum |
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Chris looking for an interesting
picture angle |
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The old Post Office building that Donald
Trump just bought. |
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| The fountain at the National Museum of Art |
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| A sculpture (?) at the art museum |
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The Washington Monument is the most
prevalent site in Washington. |
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It's hard to capture just how big it is.
Suzanne, Chris & Carol are at the base of it! |
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After riding around the mall, we spent a couple of hours in the
Holocaust Museum. There is so much there, we barely scratched
the surface - wow! |
Thursday, 8/27 - Washington D.C.
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| Taking a break en route to the White House |
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| Chris & Suzanne Turcich; Carol & Jim Pattison |
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Shortly after we arrived the police cleared the street & moved
everyone away from the White House |
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| A spotter on the roof of the White House! |
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Notice the pigeon giving Andrew Jackson a little dollop of love?
The Washington Monument & White House are in the background. |
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| The large rotunda in the Museum of Natural History |
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| The exhibits here were just amazing |
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| Suzanne & Carol admiring the Hope Diamond |
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| The Hope Diamond |
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| The US Botanical Garden |
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The plants & exhibits at the Botanical
Garden were wonderful |
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| The fountain at the Botanical Garden |
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That evening, as luck would have it, there was an outstanding
jazz quartet playing just outside our marina. What a great end
to an amazing day in Washington D.C |
