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Unlike yesterday, weather forecast states it will be bright and shiny all day along, no more rushing in the rain.
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We walked basically along the same route as yesterday night to WWII Memorial and begin the day\u2019s sightseeing. <\/p>\n
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So it\u2019s a surprise to me that there are still such old-fashioned buses in service.<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Buildings in DC<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Buildings in DC<\/p><\/div> <\/br>District of Columbia Government Building<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Duck Family Swimming in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Duck Family Sunbathing on Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Lincoln Memorial<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Statue of Abraham Lincoln<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Lincoln Memorial was predictably crowded with people, as people from around the world come to this shrine of great humanity. To me, this president stood on both moral high ground and technological frontier, and it\u2019s fitting for such a temple to be erected on the end of the Mall that he can watch over the capitol that he fought so hard to preserve on his pedestal.<\/p>\n On one side of the Lincoln Memorial walls engraved the full length of Gettysburg Address. I, among other visitors, paid tribute to such a monumental act.<\/p>\n <\/br>Columns of Lincoln Memorial<\/p><\/div> <\/br>\u201cI Have a Dream\u201d Plate before Lincoln Memorial<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Not far away from the Lincoln Memorial, often out of sight of the tourists, was a plate dedicated to Martin Luther King\u2019s dream, or in Lincoln\u2019s words, unfinished work they so nobly advanced. Standing where I am, it\u2019s not hard to imagine the magnitude of crowds gathered at the Mall, or how much the civil right activities have gone through.<\/p>\n When I was at that plate, I accidentally overheard the tour guide of a Chinese group passing by while briefing describing the Martin Luther King\u2019s plate and his speech meanly as a quest of the black people to get clothed and fed, maybe after that rich as their white counterparts. Well, at least the crowds back then didn\u2019t get murdered like the well-fed well-clothed Chinese students.<\/p>\n Then we headed out for Arlington National Cemetery, with a detour at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.<\/p>\n <\/br>The Three Soldiers Statue<\/br>A traditional component to complement the Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Paths near Lincoln Memorial<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington Memorial Bridge Entrance<\/p><\/div> <\/br>The Arts of War Sculptures on Arlington Memorial Bridge<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Planes Flying By<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Flowers on the Side of Arlington Memorial Bridge<\/br>It should be part of Lady Bird Johnson Park<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Memorial Avenue Roundabout<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Boundary Channel<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington National Cemetery Visitor Center<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery Visitor Center<\/br>Earth, eagle and US Soldiers<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n The arrays of tombs at Arlington National Cemetery was phenomenal. With full respect for the deceased, perhaps it could be a little less grand if United States wasn\u2019t as prone to war.<\/p>\n <\/br>Equestrian statue of Sir John Dill<\/br>He played a significant role during the Second World War in the formation of the “special relationship” between the United Kingdom and the United States<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Flames at President John F. Kennedy\u2019s Gravesite<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Of all the souls that found their rest in Arlington, perhaps John F. Kennedy enjoys the most prominence. There\u2019s a torch dedicated to his life, plates engraved with his quotes for the prosperity to admire, as I took a brief glance of them. Though charismatic his life may be, turbulent as the cold war may evolve, I didn\u2019t find myself quite comfortable with the arrogance I found so obviously in the quotes. I know how people and media nowadays remembered President Kennedy, his moon mission speech seems to be the better part of him.<\/p>\n <\/br>Gravesite of Other Members of JFK Family<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Civil War Unknowns Monument<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Then we wandered into Arlington House, an estate formerly belonging to Confederate General Robert Lee. Yes, that\u2019s what he got when he picked the wrong side.<\/p>\n <\/br>Garden near Arlington House<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington House Overlooking Washington DC<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington House Entrance<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington House Interior<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington House Interior<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington House Interior<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Squirrel in Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Our next stop is Memorial Amphitheater, with its Tomb of the Unknown.<\/p>\n <\/br>Memorial Amphitheater<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Memorial Amphitheater<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Memorial Amphitheater<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n We happened to bump into 12 o\u2019clock Ceremonial Change of Guards. However, since we found it at the last minute, we could only watch it from the far back. I had to say it wouldn\u2019t be pleasant to be this well-dressed in mid-summer heat.<\/p>\n <\/br>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ceremonial Change of Guards<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ceremonial Change of Guards<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and its Guard<\/br>Where authorities wordsmithed the phrase so that it reads \u201cknown but to God\u201d instead of \u201cunknown\u201d.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n After the ceremony, we visited a little museum at the back of the amphitheater about the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, together with its guards.<\/p>\n <\/br>Boy Scouts\u2019 Tribute to the Fallen Soldiers<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Flags at Memorial Amphitheater<\/p><\/div> <\/br>American Flag in Memorial Amphitheater Entrance Hall<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/br>Where authorities wordsmithed the phrases so that it reads \u201cknown but to God\u201d instead of \u201cunknown\u201d.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Nearby were the memorials for the two space shuttle disasters. <\/p>\n <\/br>Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n After all this, we should be leaving Arlington National Cemetery through its main gate and head for our next stop, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, that\u2019s how we entered it. However, Google Maps somehow hinted me that it\u2019s possible to leave the Arlington Cemetery through its south gate, and cross the Potomac River by 14th Street Bridge. Since it\u2019s a different route, we decided to give it a try, which turned out to be quite an adventure, not recommended though.<\/p>\n <\/br>Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Flowers in Arlington National Cemetery<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Having arrived at what on Google Maps the south gate of Arlington Cemetery, we found it was actually a service gate controlled by a pin pad. Luckily, we were greeted by a gentleman from the service complex. He seemed dazzled by our unique route to Jefferson Memorial, but since it\u2019s on my Google Maps, he kindly opened the service gate for us and wished us good journey.<\/p>\n Our good journey lasted exactly five minutes, as we found that the pedestrian portion of South Washington Boulevard was closed, if it ever admit pedestrians. We walked along the southern border of the Pentagon, took a few photos of the Suddenly, it came to our attention that the DC Metro Pentagon Station is nearby, and we could take the subway downtown back to the National Mall. So, goodbye Jefferson Memorial and hello downtown DC, again.<\/p>\n <\/br>DC Metro Pentagon Station Entrance<\/p><\/div> <\/br>DC Metro Pentagon Station<\/p><\/div> <\/br>DC Metro Pentagon Station<\/p><\/div> <\/br>DC Metro Pentagon Station Air Conditioner<\/br>I didn\u2019t like this design at all, it keeps the cool air high, so that no people can enjoy it directly.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Trains Arriving at DC Metro Pentagon Station<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Long Bridge across Potomac River<\/br>It looks desolate, but it carries railway transport till this day.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>DC Metro L’Enfant Plaza Station<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Having got off the Metro, we decided on more museums. My friend was more than delighted to explore the nearby Hirshhorn Museum with its modern art as this modern art fan was obviously not very happy with the collection of National Gallery of Art yesterday.<\/p>\n Yet I\u2019m not a modern art fan, so I took few photos in the Hirshhorn Museum. But I definitely would not say no to air-con in a mid-summer afternoon.<\/p>\n <\/br>Long-Nose Sculpture in Hirshhorn Museum<\/p><\/div> <\/br>National Archives Buildings across the Street<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Display in Hirshhorn Museum<\/br>The artist took photos of various buildings and arranged them according to their aspect ratios.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Hirshhorn Museum Fountain<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n With two hours left to catch our 5pm bus back to New York, we decided to pay National Archives a visit with its original copy of Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. <\/p>\n <\/br>National Archives Building Facade<\/p><\/div>\n The National Archives houses many important documents. But we, like most other visitors, were only interested in the original copy of Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. No photos in the National Archives, but a lot of waiting in line for the two pieces of paper. More than two centuries later, the words on these two pieces of paper are barely recognizable. But the idea of freedom and liberty for all, enshrined in the two pieces of paper, shall reside in the hearts of every visitor. <\/p>\n <\/br>National Archives Building and US Flag<\/p><\/div>\n With a little more than an hour left for our bus back to New York, we headed for the McDonald\u2019s where we had dinner yesterday, picked up some refreshment, and headed for the Union Station. I had to say McPick was quite a bargain, compared with what things normally are sold at in US McDonalds\u2019. <\/p>\n <\/br>National Building Museum Walkway<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Union Station<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Union Station Roman Sculptures and Windows<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n We arrived at Washington Union Station early enough to finish our dinners, so we sit under its dome and ate. It was when I looked for bathrooms to wash my hands that I discovered its food court. <\/br>Union Station Food Court<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Union Station Interior<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Union Station Interior<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Union Station Train Gates<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Megabus Union Station<\/br>It seems Megabus is doing a lot better than Greyhound here.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Thank God our Greyhound services departed DC on time. I have to say Greyhound seats were a lot more comfortable than the nameless services that Greyhound bumped me in to DC, and CoachUSA seats especially for overnight trip.<\/p>\n <\/br>I95 Overpass over I695<\/p><\/div>\n We passed the outskirts of Baltimore, where not long ago racial tension was on the headlines. It just seemed, the quest of President Lincoln and Martin Luther King has a long way to go.<\/p>\n <\/br>I95 around Baltimore<\/p><\/div> <\/br>I95 around Baltimore<\/br>M&T Bank Stadium in sight.<\/p><\/div> <\/br>I95 around Baltimore<\/p><\/div> <\/br>I95 Bridge over Susquehanna River<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Traffic Jam on I95<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n It was a Sunday evening, so it wasn\u2019t surprising that we hit some traffic jam along the way. But overall, traffic was OK.<\/p>\n <\/br>I295 Delaware Memorial Bridge<\/p><\/div> <\/br>I295 Delaware Memorial Bridge<\/p><\/div> <\/br>I295 Delaware Memorial Bridge<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Sunset Glow on I95<\/p><\/div> <\/br>I95<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Bayway Refinery at Night<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Newark Liberty Airport across the Highway<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Newark Liberty Airport across the Highway<\/br>Out of focus but equally beautiful<\/p><\/div> <\/br>New York Night across the River<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Port Authority Bus Terminal Entrance<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Materialism Designed Elevator Buttons at Port Authority Bus Terminal<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Leaving New York in the Rain<\/p><\/div> Second day in DC. Having checked in last night at our Airbnb apartment, I was planning to head out again for some night view shots. 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