District o' Columbia

Brad and I just got back from a week-long trip in Washington DC, visiting our friend Travis. That's right, I'm claiming him as my friend too. Our days were spent traipsing around town getting blisters on our feet and bruises on our bodies (I got caught in a metro door... who's surprised?), and our nights were spent watching episode upon episode of Entourage. Where has this show been all my life?


This is the ceiling of the big dome in the Capitol Building. No picture can do this justice! Brad and I agree that this was the best tour we went on... every little detail of this building was stunning. Thanks to Senator Hatch, we were able to get tickets to the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the White House, where we met President David Palmer. Haha just kidding. But really, he's the best fictional president this country has ever had.


Here's Brad and his first love at the Nats game. We owe Travis big time for sacrificing a few days' work at his big shot government job to show us around town.






Alright - I'm getting sick of typing, so I'm just going to post a bunch of pictures of monuments as follows: Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, World War II, and Iwo Jima.






Okay, if anybody ever goes to Washington, make sure to take a day trip out to Mount Vernon (Washington's estate) and Monticello (Jefferson's estate). Both houses are amazing and most of the furnishings are original. I think I prefer Jefferson's place because it is so unique. He built his home atop a mountain and had a big underground tunnel running beneath the house containing the kitchen, smokehouse, "privy," icehouse, stables, and whatnot. And he designed it all himself! Pretty amazing, eh?




Last but not least, the National Cathedral. This building is absolutely breathtaking! Unfortunately, none of the pictures I took inside really turned out well... but this one at least shows off the Gothic architecture.