Here are pictures of our night tour of Washington. It was an incredible way to see the city. We felt we had the city to ourselves. We also felt very safe wandering around. To be fair, we had hired a private tour guide who drove us to each monument and then met us afterwards to taxi us to the next one. The monuments we saw during the day look nothing like the spectacular views all lit up at night. This was a PERFECT ending to our stay in this great city!
The CapitolThe White HouseMartin Luther King Jr. Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope. (The mountain is the two large pieces that are cut in half, showing MLK)Martin Luther King JrKorean Memorial, these soldiers lit up at night were lifelikeThe etched wall at night was haunting and beautiful. All panels were done from actual photos of real people who were thereLincoln at nightWashington Monument, Lincoln’s viewLincoln MemorialThese are all from WWII Memorial. 3 service men statues at the Vietnam MemorialThe Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington Virginia. Iwo Jima was where this photo was taken and then bronzed. These soldiers risked their lives to raise this flag. This happened in Feb 1945Two nurses and a soldier at the Vietnam MemorialThe Pentagon. There was NO ONE around, other than police, so Barb and I had the place to ourselves. Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. These are benches, one for everyone who perished. If the bench is facing towards the Pentagon, they perished in the plane. If the bench faces away from the Pentagon, they perished in the building. Very beautifully done.
