DC 2

My bed is a giant piece of hud! It's not just a banana bed, but a squashed, twisted banana bed. You can feel every spring in your back. I woke up at 7:00 local time and got going with a shower and some Fiber Uno! After a long time, Teresa got up and finally Chantel got up after 9. I ran up to Potbelly's for a couple breakfast sandwiches. Man, they were good! (mine had ham, eggs, Swiss, and mushrooms)We figured out a route, loaded up the backpack, (which is pink and I get to carry it) and left the hotel. By the way, the picture of the bathroom is there because it's right when you walk in AND the bathroom door won't close if the toilet seat is down.

We walked out the door and the humidity is like a slug in the gut. Man, it's so blasted hot. We started off to see the White House. We got as close as we could and were told by a police officer there was an event 

going on and it will be about an hour. So we had to walk aroun

d and get pictur

es from far away. I'm

 doing my Clinton "I feel your pain AND I didn't have sexual relations with that woman..."

We headed on over to the Washington

 Monument. I was surprised that it was made

 from marble. Chantel and I got

 a picture of us touching the monument. A

fter that we started over to the World War II Monument. I enjoyed the relief sculptures that showed scenes of life entering and during the war. You know, reading the engraved quotes everywhere makes me frustrated that we as a society just don't get it.

We walked along the Reflecting Pool and slid on over to the Vietnam Memorial. We laughed at an old lady in her Red Cross uniform with the longest cigarette I have ever seen dangling from her lips! We found a couple of Snyder names on the wall. We came back out of the little wall place and had a sit down in the shade. Holy crap it was hot! We went to the Lincoln Memorial and took some pictures. I had the same feeling of why don't people

 realize how awesome the USA really is? I could start a rant right now about Obama and socialism, but I won't. We snuck on into the gift shop, mainly to feel some AC. I looked at a couple books about Lincoln. One was about the conspiracy and Booth's escape and capture. Pretty interesting stuff. Someone should have been watching their children because these two kids knocked down everything they touched. It was like a bad movie.

Next was the Korean War Memorial. I have seen pictures of the sculpture and being that I work at a foundry, I examined the color of the sculptures and am convinced they are painted.

After a short respite in the shade we continued on. We tool a wee stop at the memorial for all the DC residents who died in WWI. We then crossed the road an

d started off for the Jefferson Memorial, walking along the Tidal Basin. Right at the FDR Memorial, Teresa realizes she lost her sunglasses. I ran back but couldn't find them. Oh well. The FDR memorial was frustrating. It has many different parts to it, is quite big, and he is the one who started the welfare entitlement state we are in! Typical DC to celebrate big government.

By the time we got to the Jefferson Memorial we were ready to pass out it was so blooming hot! Chantel and I ran up real quick and got some pictures while Teresa sat on the steps. We then walked over to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. We picked up some tickets and Teresa and Chantel had a snack so they wouldn't die, which we ate in the alley. The tour was all right, nothing too major.

We walked back to the hotel, took a break, then headed up to the Hard Rock Cafe. That was my first time in one. Pretty loud and raucous but that was OK. We ate and had a good time then walked out to see the Ford Theater. Of course it is closed until February 2009! We did get a photo of the house where Lincoln died. You know, it's weird how everything has so much history.

We got back and my wife is ticked because her legs are still white after being in the sun all day. I keep telling her she's one of the "Pale Kids" from the cartoon Recess. We did step out for an ice cream cone and a wee stroll to see the Washington Monument all lit up. I think we should sleep easy tonight, well, if the springs don't poke my ribs.