April 14, 2013
Our third day was dedicated to checking out a few sights and the museums as part of the Smithsonian. As you can imagine, these places are huge and for that reason, we didn't get to see them all. But we picked a few "must-dos" and hit those. We went to the the National Portrait Museum (where I got to see actual Alexander Gardner and Matthew Brady Civil War photography!), Air & Space Museum, the Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of American History. Lots of cool exhibits. We also stopped at the National Archives and saw the Declaration of Independence and the original Constitution (no photos, though, sorry!). I didn't take photos of too many of the things we saw inside the museums, but here was our last full day in DC!
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| ^The DC Public Library. |
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| ^Friendship Arch in China Town. |
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| ^Admiring the architecture and dreaming I had a nice bride and groom standing there... :) |
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| ^Lunch at Dim Sum with a friend from back home. |
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| ^The Air & Space Museum. |
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| ^Wright Bros plane. |
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| ^At the Museum of Natural History. |
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| ^This is the Hope Diamond! |
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| ^An exhibit featuring the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key's composition of our national anthem |
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| ^Mmmmm, dinner!!! And dessert ;) |
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| ^Pretty flag on the way back to the hotel after seeing an awesome Shakespeare play thanks to another friend. |
