Monuments, Smithsonian and More

On Saturday, we drove to the National Mall. Benji requested that we visit the monuments because he did not remember having seen them before. This also gave us a chance to check out the new Martin Luther King, Jr., monument and to revisit some old favorites on the mall:

We found a street spot right near Einstein!

Rubbing his nose for good luck

Lincoln Memorial

Comparing it to the penny

Reading the literature

Vietnam veterans Memorial

More literature, outside the Korean War memorial

Looking out across the tidal basin at Jefferson Memorial

MLK Memorial

Yes, he really did solicit literature from a park ranger at every stop and then sit down to read it

FDR Memorial

Waiting in the bread line

Looking back from Jefferson on the Washington Monument

We made a quick stop at Air and Space to see the newly arrived Enterprise

This is the real model used for filming the show

 Kevin and Benji stayed at Air and Space while Abby and I went on to the Holocaust Museum.  We all reunited at dinner time for a relaxing meal at Clare and Don's in Falls Church. We walked more than 10 miles, so after that we were ready to relax for Sunday and the 4th!