Washington, DC, August 2011

If you ever have the urge to be humbled beyond words, just head to our nation’s capital and take in as many memorials and monuments as you can. The scope and sheer size of them, combined with the deep meaning and everything they symbolize, will really bring into perspective everything that’s been done in our country’s history.

This was my second trip to DC, but the first time I really got to see the sights and have any amount of time to really feel the emotions these monuments command. I need to go back. I have a feeling I could spend a week in DC and not cover everything I want to, which is a good thing because that’s a pretty good excuse to keep going back, as if one is really necessary!

(Also… you’ll notice a photo of a veal chop below. That was taken inside Filomena Ristorante, right in Georgetown. Amazing food, amazing atmosphere, amazing amazing amazing. Did I say amazing?)

US Capitol

US Capitol

Clock inside Union Station.

Clock inside Union Station.

Arches & Statues

Arches & Statues

Trains... Tickets

Trains... Tickets

Atrium in Union Station.

Atrium in Union Station.

Intricate ceiling.

Intricate ceiling.

Umbrella

Umbrella

DC sunset.

DC sunset.

Navigating.

Navigating.

The... building.

The... building.

Glassy skies.

Glassy skies.

Interesting fact!

Interesting fact!

Excellent veal parmigiana at Filomena.

Excellent veal parmigiana at Filomena.

Georgetown Park.

Georgetown Park.

Iwo Jima memorial.

Iwo Jima memorial.

Capitol dome and Washington monument.

Capitol dome and Washington monument.

Jefferson Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

The steps to the Jefferson Memorial

The steps to the Jefferson Memorial

Looks like the moon... or a UFO.

Looks like the moon... or a UFO.

TJ was a tall guy.

TJ was a tall guy.

Washington Monument via Jefferson Memorial.

Washington Monument via Jefferson Memorial.

At the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.

At the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.

World War II Memorial

World War II Memorial

Alaska represented at the WWII Memorial.

Alaska represented at the WWII Memorial.

DC intersection.

DC intersection.

The US Treasury building.

The US Treasury building.

1600 Pennsylvania Ave

1600 Pennsylvania Ave

Bank of America

Bank of America

Um.. yeah.

Um.. yeah.

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