Friday, August 19, 2011
77°01.526’ W
38°52.721’ N
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| Kenndy Gravesite |
Barb and I slowed down today and visited only one National Monument,
Arlington National Cemetery. We rode the Metro subway to the Cemetery then took a tour of the cemetery via tram. While there we visited the Tomb of the Unknowns, President Kennedy’s gravesite and the Arlington House – The Robert E. Lee Memorial.
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| Gravesites |
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Arlington House
The Robert E. Lee Memorial |
Looking down onto
Washington from Lee’s home was quite a view with every thing in sight. From the side of his house you could see the Pentagon and just imagine how the attack of 9/11/2001 appeared from this vantage point.
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| Gravesites |
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| Tomb of the Unknowns |
The day was early but the weather was predicted to turn bad so we returned to the boat around 4 pm. Within a few hours one hell of a storm front came through and dropped 2 ½ inches of rain and stirred up the marina!
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| Changing of the Guard |
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| Changing of the Guard |
Tomorrow Barb and I will prepare to depart DC on Sunday morning --- weather permitting. Sunday is iffy and Monday is looking good.
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| Memorial Amphitheater |
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| View of Washington, DC |
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| The Pentagon |
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| Women's Memorial |
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Mast of the battleship
USS Maine |
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| Metro back to DC |
Barb and I slowed down today and visited only one National Monument, 
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