Transit in Washington was very similar to that in London; only it was more modern and there were no breakdowns in the tunnels. One thing that always fascinates me about underground transit is the gentle wind that comes before the train; the wind that tells you the train is coming through the tunnel and will [...]
Archive > February 2006
National Art Gallery
I never made it to the National Art Gallery; maybe next time. The other place I want to go that I missed is the National Archives. I want to see if the Declaration of Independence is really surrounded by elaborate heat sensors like they showed in the movie National Treasure.
Blossom Buds
Here are some future cherry blossoms. In the background is the Arlington House as seen through my telephoto lens from JFK’s grave. This 19th-century mansion was originally built in 1802 and at that point there was no national cemetery (the cemetery came in 1864 after the land was confiscated by the government during the civil [...]
Arlington Cemetery, Part 2
Before leaving the Arlington Cemetery for good we decided to go to the Memorial Gate to see the Women In Military Service For America memorial. When we walked through the doors of the gate we also walked into a reception/memorial for Michael Anthony Jordan. This fast tracked us past the display on women and pushed [...]
Arlington Cemetery, Part 1
This is a harder post to write than all the others because our trip to the Arlington Cemetery was more than a “here’s JFK’s grave” and “here’s the tomb of the unknown soldier” kind of ordeal. I wanted to see the Arlington Cemetery because it is something that you hear so much about in the [...]
