We woke up in the hotel this morning, woke up, played, and ate breakfast. Then it was time to pick Mim up from the airport. Dad, Nathan, Malachi, Kierstin and I went. Once we got back and ate lunch it was time to go into the city. We drove to the Air Force Memorial. It is very impressive, and it was very interesting to read the large stone plaques that mark the virtues of the Air Force. We then headed to the south-east side of the Tidal Basin, and after searching for a parking spot, (which are in short supply in the Capitol), we hopped out of the van ready to see some of the most famous memorials and monuments. One our way to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, we walked around the Jefferson Memorial. Malachi pointed out that the Jefferson Memorial had a dome just like the one at Monticello, which I thought was very observant. Next we walked a little ways to the F.D.R. Memorial. It was beautiful, full of waterfalls, rocks, flowers, statues, and F.D.R.’s quotes. Next we trekked to the Martin Luther King Monument, which I think is a very powerful one, a large rock with his statue engraved on the side. From there it was a short walk to the World War 2 Memorial. It took my breath away, with a very grand entry to a large oval formed by stones with each state’s name on it. Steps led down into a large oval-shaped area with two fountains in the middle. In one side were over 4,000 golden stars, each representing 100 lives lost in the war. It was beautiful, but very sad. We from there visited the Vietnam War Memorial. It is a huge, long stone wall engraved on it the names of all the people that died in the war. It is especially sad that the soldiers who did survive did not even get much credit for what they did. From there we went to the Abraham Lincoln Monument, which is very inspiring. Our last Memorial was the Korean War Memorial, which was special to me because my Pa-Paw was a soldier in the Korean War. The Memorial is several statues of soldiers spread out along the grass. The looks on their faces are very realistic. It was another sad one. By the time we had finished the loop back to the van, everybody was exhausted from the walk. We ate sushi from Trader Joes, and slept like rocks.
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