Destination D.C.-Part 1

Danny and I recently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C.

Monuments by moonlight, enjoying a play at the Kennedy Center, visiting museums, and touring our nation’s capitol kept us very busy during our three-day excursion.

A few highlights from our trip:

The Capitol tour was most interesting. Did you know that when Lincoln was president, during the Civil War, the capitol dome was not yet finished? It was under construction, and despite the war, Lincoln instisted the building be completed. He wanted to give the message of strength and stability to our country, even though he did not know the outcome of the war at that time. The statue adorning the top is called the “Statue of Freedom.”

This is the Old Supreme Court Chamber. The Senate Chamber from 1800 to 1808, this room was the site of the first presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., when Thomas Jefferson took the oath of office on March 4, 1801.

Here is a view inside the Old Senate Chamber.

This is the place where the issues of slavery, territorial expansion, and economic policy were debated.

E Pluribus Unum

This latin phrase means “Out of many, one.” It was our nation’s motto at the time the seal of the United States was created.

The dome of the capitol displays this painting…see the “E Pluribus Unum” writing? Can you find George Washington? He’s in there!

I don’t know what these things are called, but they are to D.C. what cyclists are here in Leiper’s Fork. I was almost run over by one! Snuck up right behind me, never saw or heard it coming. Why don’t people walk anymore?

Ahh—this is one of my favorite pics from the trip….one of the few with both of us!

Stay tuned for more pics..and a history lesson on the night Abe Lincoln was shot!