lincoln

I was rather impressed at the size of this monument but less impressed with how crowded it was. Not sure why I was expecting less people to be there duh cherry blossom season and all. 



I would have rather had no people in this shot but it does give a perspective of how big Lincoln is.

and this shot shows you how huge the entire monument is

here here

I just really liked how the light was shinning on this statue of George Washington so sharing it.  this statue is in the Smithsonian Amercian History museum for more information on it you can check this website:
http://www.smithsonianlegacies.si.edu/objectdescription.cfm?ID=66

by the way if you ever go to Washington dc plan on lots of time we had only a day for museums and cruised through 2 but there are sooooo many more and so much we missed as well.

not again

you can't go to Washington dc and not see this monument at least once well you saw it a few days ago on my blog and here it is again.  this time the view is from the " national mall" as I am headed out of the Smithsonian museum. to catch the metro back to where we stayed.  this day was one day we had blue sky.  we had lots of blah boring Sky and rain during our trip but you can't let that bother you.

some information on the monument taken from wikipedia:

The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m). There are taller monumental columns, but they are neither all stone nor true obelisks. It is also the tallest structure in Washington D.C..

 It was designed by Robert Mills, an architect of the 1840s. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after the architect's death. This hiatus in construction happened because of co-option by the Know Nothing party, a lack of funds, and the intervention of the American Civil War. A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (46 m or 27%) up, shows where construction was halted for a number of years. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848; the capstone was set on December 6, 1884, and the completed monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885. It officially opened October 9, 1888.

Upon completion, it became the world's tallest structure, a title previously held by the Cologne Cathedral. The monument held this designation until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris, France. The monument stands due east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial.


ps I was amazed at how close the planes flew to all the monuments.

how many states have you been to?

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this is the World War II monument or part of it I should say.  the states are listed on the pillars that go around a fountain.  This is part of a triip I recently took east and knocked off a few more states on my seen list. Here is a list and a little bit of how I saw them.  How many you been to??
Alabama -air force school
Alaska  - cruised there twice
Arizona - lived there for 4 years 
Arkansas - almost took a job there 
California- visited family and Disney of course 
Colorado - lived there for about a year
Connecticut - visited briefly
Delaware -
Florida- Disney of course and family 
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho- many times  
Illinois - many times as a child and once as an adult
Indiana - many times as a child
Iowa  -
Kansas 
Kentucky - was in the Cincinnati airport is actually in Kentucky does that count? I was there for several hours
Louisiana - New Orleans everyone should visit this place 
Maine - all I can say is LOBSTER ROLLS
Maryland - newest to my list
Massachusetts - briefly toured Boston
Michigan 
Minnesota - edited to say visited friends
Mississippi - visited
Missouri  - went up in the arch
Montana - several times
Nebraska 
Nevada - lived here
New Hampshire - visited
New Jersey
New Mexico - drove through
New York - saw ground zero
North Carolina 
North Dakota  - drove through
Ohio  
Oklahoma 
Oregon - many times 
Pennsylvania  - visited Amish country
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota  - drove through
Tennessee 
Texas - lived here for 4 years
Utah  - gorgeous country
Vermont - visited 
Virginia  -bougth peanuts here
Washington - lived here
West Virginia -battlefield 
Wisconsin  family here
Wyoming drove through

unexpected

ok this one I admit is a stretch of the imagination.

the song is one that no one would expect me to love.

the statue is of Imo Jima in washington dc

obviously of the back side of the statue - big hint

these figures are 30+ feet tall so really big

for more information on statue click here:

the song is by a rapper

he has crazy looking pants

its a little naughty song

got it now???

the song is I like Big butts by mc hammer ( i think he was the original there are so many remixes)