Monuments and Museums

  We have been hanging out in the  D.C. area for the past few days.  We began with a bicycle tour of the Monuments.  Riding our bikes was a great way to get around and we were able to see all the monuments, the White House, and the Capitol.

Sydney in front of the White House

Another view of the White House

Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Three Soldiers

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

View from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

Sydney with her finger on the Washington Monument

Sydney holding the Washington Monument

The US Capitol

A closer view of the Washington Monument

  Next, we visited Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.  This is the location of the Battle of Baltimore, which inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner".   After watching the battle from a U.S. truce ship in the harbor, Key began the poem which became the National Anthem in 1931.

Flagpole

Ravelin

Cannons

 

The Flag as it looked in 1814

  We also visited the National Archives, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, US Holocaust Museum, Ford's Theater,  the Air and Space Museum, and Legal Sea Foods restaurant.

Sydney's height in $100 bills.

The Wright Flier

A Hubble Telescope backup mirror

The room Lincoln died in

Sydney's Birthday lunch.