Our only planned stop along the way was a meeting of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials in Washington, DC. We called College Park, MD home for a week while Mark attended meetings in the city. I'm a huge fan of the DC transit system. The network of buses and trains will deliver any destination with just a short walk on the other end. Given the shortage of parking and the regular gridlock on the highways, I can't imagine traveling the city any other way.
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| It was pretty sobering to see all the flags in the city flying at half mast. |
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| The Capitol dome is being restored: it looks so strange with all the scaffolding around it! |
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| The World War II memorial: I wasn't as excited about the picture of the memorial as I was about the picture of the sun and the airplane. |
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| The Washington Monument from the World War II memorial. (this was after 9/11, note the flags are flying high!) |
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| The Atlantic side of the WWII memorial. |
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| The Korean War Memorial. |
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| I've been to Washington, DC many times, but this is my first stop in the US National Arboretum. It was a lovely respite from the heat and beautiful contrast to the concrete jungle. |
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| Just some orchids: they're my favorite flowers. |
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| I'm told that the pineapple is a symbol of hospitality and welcome. Somehow with all the spines, they never seemed very welcoming to me!! |
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| The EPA |
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| There are no words for this picture. |
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| The monument on 9/11 |
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