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October 16th 2009
Published: November 16th 2009
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Oct. 16 The original plan for the day was quite an aggressive one. Up real early (6:30am), catch the metro, transfer to the yellow line, hook up with a local bus and get to Mount Vernon by about 10am. Unfortunately Melissa had been working on a nasty cold for the last couple days, and it hit pretty hard by the end of the hockey game. So we decided to skip Mount Vernon this trip, wake up a li... Read Full Entry



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Pierre Charles L'EnfantPierre Charles L'Enfant
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
He was the civil engineer who laid out the initial design for Washington, DC, his grave overlooks the city
Arlington National CemetaryArlington National Cemetary
Arlington National Cemetary
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
Thomas Jefferson's desk, where he wrote the Declaration of Independence
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
The original Washinton memorial, George did not like it
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln clothing
National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
Martha Washington's inaugural gown
Washington Monument viewWashington Monument view
Washington Monument view
White House to the North
Washington Monument viewWashington Monument view
Washington Monument view
Looking west, WWII memorial at the bottom, with the reflecting pool leading to the Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument viewWashington Monument view
Washington Monument view
To the south, Jefferson Memorial, the Holocaust museum is the red building bottom left
White HouseWhite House
White House
From the South Side, this is normally how close you can get
White HouseWhite House
White House
From the North, along Pennsylvania Ave.
Treasury DepartmentTreasury Department
Treasury Department
Right beside the White House
White House swing setWhite House swing set
White House swing set
Obama installed this for the kids, he can see it from the Oval Office behind
White HouseWhite House
White House
South Portico
Rose GardenRose Garden
Rose Garden
Oval OfficeOval Office
Oval Office
White HouseWhite House
White House
Secret Service
Oval OfficeOval Office
Oval Office
Took out my papparazzi lens to get a close up through the window. You can see his desk and the Abraham Lincoln painting behind



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