Vermontcat goes to Washington (DC pics)

[Cataholic]

Those are some great pictures. I, too, didn't know about all the soldier statues. Very moving, even in photographic form. Thanks for sharing.

What did Samantha do while you were gone?

[Samantha Puppy]

Glad you had a good time. Did you like the Museum of Natural History? I think that one is my favorite.

(I think we may take Aidan to DC for his first visit sometime this summer. It's only an hour away from us.)

[Edwina's Secretary]

DC is such a fabulous place to visit with so many things to see and do. I have been there (have a brother who lives there) and can never get enough.

The Vietnam Memorial is the Wall....with all the names of those who died....but no statues, right? The statues must be new (to me anyway.) Those are Korean War?

[ramanth]

I loved your photos! A trip down memory lane for me.

The last time I was in Washington D.C., Reagan was president! We toured the White House and shortly after leaving, Secret Service popped up out of thin air, a helicopter landed near the entrance and Reagan hustled over to it, waving to the crowd. It was pretty neat.

Did you see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Sara, yes, the statues are the Korean War, and that seems to be the theme for Korean War memorials because there is one near Stevens Point, WI that has satues like this also. The statues are just a bit bigger than real men and women (about 8' tall?) and there's a reason for that, but I don't remember what the reason is. I love memorials like this.

I've never been to DC, but plan on making it there someday.

Great pics, Vermontcat! Looks like you had a wonderful - educational - visit!

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Wow, great pictures. I've never been there, Justin wants to take me sometime though. Justin's family all live in Maryland and a lot of them work in DC.

[emily_the_spoiled]

I am glad you posted the pictures. I know that we talked while you were in town, but at least I know for sure that you got to see some of the highlights while you were here!

This is one city where comfortable shoes are a must when you do all that walking

[Vermontcat]

Thanks for all the nice replies everyone.
It will take me a few posts but I will try to answer all the questions and maybe post a few more photos too.
We still didn't have time to see everything in DC while we were there, we never got to the White House Visitors Center and we didn't get to see them make money in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.(the line outside was too long)

Jazzcat (hugs), that must have been so hard for you.
Here's another view of the WWII Memorial looking down at the Lincoln Memorial.


Suki, do you mean the DC War Memorial that is near the Korean War Memorial? We missed that one because we walked around the tidal basin to the FDR Memorial instead.

[Vermontcat]

Captain and ES, This is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the wall.


And here is a link to the newer Korean War Memorial which says the 19 statues were done by a sculptor from Vermont.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
You can even click on each of the statues on the link to see them in detail.
It says it wasn't done until the late 90's, the duck I saw there was in the newer Pool of Remembrance.

KK & Cataholic, Samantha was very good for her petsitter while we were away.

Samantha Puppy, yes the Natural History Museum was very interesting, my kids liked the animals, dinosaurs, rocks & minerals etc. There was a lot to see there.

Ramanth, we didn't see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, we only had time to drive by the edge of the Arlington Cemetery after we stopped at the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Emily the Spoiled, it was so nice talking to you on the phone twice, you were very helpful. Even with comfortable shoes with all the walking we did we all had sore feet by the second day!

Now I hope to post the last few photos of what we did on our way back from DC to Vermont.