We traveled downtown via the metro and walked a couple of blocks to the Washington Monument. I had ordered tickets online last week so that we could take the tour and go up inside the monument and learn its history. Fascinating!
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| The Lincoln Memorial through the icy window at the top of the Washington Monument. |
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| The White House, from the Washington Monument. |
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| I do believe George had the right idea. |
The monument was originally supposed to be a statue of Washington on a horse. How it morphed into an obelisk I'll never know. At 555 feet and 5 inches, the monument is the world's tallest stone structure, and the highest structure in all of Washington.
It was pretty cool to go up to the top and see the view, even if the weather was less than cooperative.
We had a little time to kill before lunch, so we walked to the National Gallery of Art and took a quick look around. I love art museums and feel fortunate that I can just pop into this one at any time - even if I only have 30 minutes. There's no charge, so coming and going at will is not a problem.
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| I love marble sculptures. |
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| I was struck by the shadows. |
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| My mom would have loved this. |
After the museum we walked about two miles and had lunch at Founding Farmers, where R enjoyed the "best fish and chips on the planet."
And then we took the metro home again.
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