Thursday, Rich & I rode the Metro train to Arlington Cemetery. Another MUST SEE!!
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| Just a SMALL portion of Arlington Cemetery |
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| Resting Place of John F Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Two Kennedy Infants |
The grave area is paved with irregular stones of Cape Cod granite, which were quarried about 150 years ago near the site of the President's home and were located by members of his family. Fescue and clover have been planted in the crevices to give the appearance of stones lying naturally in a Massachusetts field.
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
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| View from Tomb of Unknown Soldier |
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| 21 Gun Salute done for Funeral Service while we were there |
Friday was our day to tour the White House, thanks to Dennis. HE fought ALL the red tape and made ALL the arrangements for U S Capitol tour AND the White House tour. So you can imagine our surprise when Darlene, HIS WIFE, and I, his friend, did NOT pass the security check!!! WE had to go into the FENCED IN (REJECT) area to get further verification because our BIRTH DATES were WRONG!!! FINALLY, after 10 or 15 minutes, and verifying our birth dates with our social security number, they RELEASED us to join the group and stand in line for the tour. Ok, even Security said we can't blame Dennis. Once he sends in the information, SEVERAL DIFFERENT people have to input it into the computer and THAT'S where the mistake is USUALLY made!!
Unfortunately, they do not allow cameras in the White House so we have NO pictures!! BUT, I CAN tell you, the RED room is RED, the BLUE room is BLUE, AND the GREEN room is GREEN!! And NO we did not see the first family OR their dog, BO.
After the tour, Rich and I went to the Holocaust Museum, American History Museum, and Natural History Museum, ALL part of the Smithsonian. All 3 are MUST SEES when in Washington DC, BUT you have to be ready to do A LOT of WALKING!! EACH museum has 3 or 4 HUGE floors and LOTS of interesting STUFF!!! Remember, this is the SAME day as the White House Tour so we have NO pictures! Just LOTS of MEMORIES!!!
Unfortunately, they do not allow cameras in the White House so we have NO pictures!! BUT, I CAN tell you, the RED room is RED, the BLUE room is BLUE, AND the GREEN room is GREEN!! And NO we did not see the first family OR their dog, BO.
After the tour, Rich and I went to the Holocaust Museum, American History Museum, and Natural History Museum, ALL part of the Smithsonian. All 3 are MUST SEES when in Washington DC, BUT you have to be ready to do A LOT of WALKING!! EACH museum has 3 or 4 HUGE floors and LOTS of interesting STUFF!!! Remember, this is the SAME day as the White House Tour so we have NO pictures! Just LOTS of MEMORIES!!!
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