This year (March 20 to April 27), D.C. celebrates the centennial anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry blossom trees to US. The National Cherry Blossom Parade and Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival was held last Saturday (April 12). Vince and I didn't go this year but from our experience last year, I'm sure the festival and parade this year was a blast, especially that it celebrated the 100th year.
Here are some of the famous attractions worth visiting in D.C.:
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
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| "Four scores and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." - Gettysburg address |
THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
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| "Upon the altar of God I pledge eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and third President of the United States |
UNITED STATES CAPITOL
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| The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, legislature of the federal government of the United States. - Wikipedia |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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| The Library of Congress is the research library of United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. - Wikipedia |
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
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| The Washington Monument is the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk. - Wikipedia |
WHITE HOUSE
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| Keeping up with the Obamas ☻ |
NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
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| One of the 56 pillars surrounding the National World War II Memorial plaza is dedicated to the Americans who fought at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. |
KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
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| "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met." |
POOL OF REMEMBRANCE
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| "Freedom is not free." Inscriptions on the black granite lining this pool list the numbers killed, wounded, missing in action, and held as prisoners of war during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. |
TIDAL BASIN
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| The Tidal Basin is a partially man-made reservoir between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel. - Wikipedia |
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I have never been to Washington DC Sis Karen :-) beautiful views and pictures, what a sweet memories those are :-) Dropping by from BPC.
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Wow Washington DC is so historical. I could still remember that Gettysburg address. I had memorized it without knowing the historical background of it..
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Ganda naman that place Ate KM! :)
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Wow, such a historic place. How I wish I could explore that place one day. Wish ko lng. Heheheh
ReplyDeleteI love it! Thanks for sharing all these historical places in DC. I'll go visit someday!!!haha
ReplyDeleteVisit DC late of March the weather is so nasty, we can't even get out to the car becoz the rain is so hard and its so foggy. Nice pictures KM :) wish we could come back next year for the Cherry Blossoms.
ReplyDeletewow mas marami kang napuntahan KM. kami hanggang Lincoln memorial lang kc napagod na si Mader sa kakalakad, at saka cranky na rin ang mga kids. hehehe.. probably in our next visit we will check out the Zoo and the museums. off limits kami sa White house, home of retards daw kc sabi ni hobby. hahahahaha. lol
ReplyDeletepero i will convince him this year see the white house for my mom and Dad. =) excuse ko lang sila para makapunta din ako. lol! my parents will be visiting soo...
from BPC
http://www.myphotomeme.com/2012/04/18/1245/
I am so looking forward to step foot in Washington, DC. My cousin is based there and too bad kasi this summer sana plano namin but di matuloy because pregnancy lets us set aside the plan. :)) Next time nalang!
ReplyDeleteI love all the photos, KM! BPC hop here!
you are really well-traveled KM! would really love to see this place one day! someday soon! late bpc hop here.
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