THINGS TO SEE IN D.C.

Have you been to Washington D.C.?

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

"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

"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

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

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

The Washington Monument is the world's tallest
stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk. - Wikipedia

WHITE HOUSE

Keeping up with the Obamas ☻

NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL

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

"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

"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

The Tidal Basin is a partially man-made reservoir
between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel.
- Wikipedia

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