Thursday, November 17, 2011

Tour Bus...

This trip to DC we decided to buy a ticket on the double decker bus. It turned out to be great. We were able to see most of the sights on the first rainy day and get a bit of history at the same time. Well worth the price in my opinion!

In route back to our car we were stopped at a red light. Out of no where we see this well groomed man dressed in a suit sprinting through traffic. He had a very determined look on his face and he was chasing a particular car, like he was just dropped off and forgot something. Not the case at all! When the car stopped, next to our bus the well groomed man that we called a Senator reached into the car and punched the man. He then continued to try to pull open the door to get at the man when police hurried over to stop him. It was crazy. The light turned green and not far down the road we saw a limo pulled over with the driver standing looking at the scene. We think the Senator was cut off and had a BIT of road rage! haha!
The ride on top was not bad at first but once you get on the highway IT WAS FREEZING!


It was such a weird feeling sitting in the front, because you felt like you were driving but you had NO CONTROL!


Waiting for the bus.

Arlington Cemetery...






We arrived just after President Obama made a speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. There was a program of presenting wreaths from many different departments of the military. It was really neat to see, too bad our President didn't stay to watch.



Nash wasn't that interested either. He was a bit cold, but it didn't slow him down too much. He would run and run and then start coughing really hard. Good thing Arlington was our last stop, because we were all frozen and ready to go home.

Lincoln Memorial...









Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

This is a new memorial in Washington DC and I think it is my favorite. I really loved the symbolism of it and all the quotes around it.




Vietnam and Korean War Memorials...

Visiting the Vietnam War memorial was probably the most humbling of the trip, as there were many veterans gathered around the wall. There were a lot of tears shed, as we looked at all the names on the wall.
My dad was able to find a relative on the Vietnam wall.

The Korean War Memorial



I felt like this guy needed a head-shot. I think this memorial is really cool.

World War II Memorial....

My dad was raised in New Mexico, and my mom Utah. Convenient that they were right next to each other.
Because it was veterans day there were a lot of military around.



Tuesday, November 15, 2011

US Capital



Brigham Young - representing Utah