trip to washington DC, Feb 16, 2008
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Abe Lincoln's hat9 viewsMore from the temporarily relocated American History museum collection, residing in the Air and Space. President Lincoln's top hat.
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The Capital Dome6 viewsShot of the Capital Dome from the middle of the National Mall in Washington DC.
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russian rocket5 viewsA Russian Rocket included as part of the collection of soviet space program stuff at the Air and Space Museum
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NCC-1701 Enterprise model8 viewsBuried in the bowels of the lower floor of the gift shop in the Air and Space Museum, the faithful find this, the original balsa wood model of the Starship Enterprise used during the the original series' run. A very cool find I bet most people completely miss.
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Mary and Andrew with Fala10 viewsMary and Andrew at the FDR memorial again, posing with the bronze of Roosevelt's faithful dog, Fala. Seeing this particular statue was the kids' main goal for this trip. Not long after this picture was taken, a beagle being walked through the park got confused, and started barking angrily at this statue. Much laughter ensued from all who witnessed it.
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the kids at the FDR memorial6 viewsMary and Andrew standing at the entrance to what's probably my favorite monument in Washington, the FDR memorial park. Here the kids pose with a life-size bronze of President Roosevelt in his wheelchair.
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original Kermit the frog muppet6 viewsSince the American History museum is closed for renovations, several of the "star" attractions were moved to an exhibition hall on the second floor of the Air and Space museum. Here's Kermit the frog - this muppet once had Jim Henson's hand up his ass.
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Lincoln Memorial11 viewsThe Lincoln Memorial. To see what's at the photographer's back at this point, check out the photo of the reflecting pool, also in this album.
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kids at Lincoln Memorial2 viewsMary and Andrew standing in front of Abe Lincoln. The wreaths at his feet are in honor of President's Day .
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reflecting pool9 viewsshot of the Washington Monument over the Reflecting Pool. Colleen shot this, standing right in front of the Lincoln Memorial
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Soyuz space capsule9 viewsA Russian Soyuz space capsule on display in the Air and Space museum
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Space Ship One - one12 viewsScaled Composites' Space Ship One, on display in the Air and Space Museum
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