Kyle (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} kilo_foxtrot) wrote,@ 2007-10-07 00:15:00 |
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Photologue: Adventures in DC
A couple weekends ago, Courtney and I took a trip into the Capital to do some sightseeing. Now that I have my fancy-pants high speed wireless internet, you can see some pictures!
Our route basically followed the one I took earlier in the summer. (Google Maps will serve as a nice reference for the uninitiated.) We parked in the garage where I work, and rode the Metro to the Smithsonian station. From there, the walking began...
When we got to the World War II Memorial--one of my new favorites--it was filled with veterans in the proceedings of a reunion and memorial ceremony.
Not far to the east, the Washington Monument towers over everything in the city. I just love how the WW II Memorial fits in with the existing design of the National Mall... it is like it has been there forever, or at least should have been.
The monument is bifocal: one side commemorates the War in the Pacific, while the other memorializes the Atlantic side. On my mother's side, I have a late uncle who served with the US Army. I believe Uncle Fred was in Italy, but I'd have to ask Grandma H. to be sure.
When few people are there, it is easier to let your eye wander in arcs around the structure.
To the west, the Lincoln Memorial commands over the Reflecting Pool. There's just... something... about it that makes it difficult to look away from.
This was actually Courtney's first time ever in Washington, DC. She knew for sure that she wanted to see the Hope Diamond and the Air & Space Museum, leaving the rest up to me... hence the memorial walk.
There weren't a whole lot of really stunning pictures from the National Museum of National History (for whatever reason, my Hope Diamond pictures came out blurry), so I'm providing pictures from the National Air & Space Museum. Not that I'm partial in any way, shape, or form, mind you. No, no way. Here... have some more Corona pics.
Obligatory Landsat 5 Picture!
The final find for that day at the museums was the original large filming model of the USS Enterprise from the original Star Trek. It sits in the basement of the gift shop, surrounded by glass that can be tricky to photograph through, unless you're willing to sit and try some different tricks. Similar tricks would probably work with photographing the Hope Diamond as well, but the Enterprise was inexplicably not surrounded by mobs of women, making the task somewhat easier.
This particular picture makes for a nice segue to the next photologue I have planned... but that is for another entry.
