Washington Monument

...at the time I visited the Monument was closed! I forget for what reason, presumably some long term renovation, but I’ve never been able to go up into the Monument, and I’d like to, if only for the views! (If it’s still closed for some reason, don’t ruin my dream. Well, too much!)

okay, so after like 500 school trips and a few family trips it’s kind of boring. but i guess it’s cool the first time. if you like that kind of stuff.

I am one of the very fortunate that has this as a monument in my “backyard” as many tourist visit this area, and the locals “can’t stand it” this year I’ve decided to “better” appreciate it more. So I’ve taken it upon myself to take beautiful pictures of my home sweet home. Washington DC is a great city, living here can blind side you but welcome tourist. Its America at its peak bloom!

...the scope of this was just unreal. i knew it was big, but to see it, and to dwarfed by it..

well, it was definitely something.

Get advanced tickets – lines can be murder!

It was worth it but I have no desire to return to our capital just to go there. We went inside it and took the elevator to the top after standing in line for an hour. It was anticlimatic (like waiting to get on a roller coater then it not being so scary).
One has to really appreciate history to visit Washington D. C. One thing to think about. There are buses you can pay a fee for a one day pass. If you plan to visit lots of places there, the bus is worth it unless you are training for a marathon.

I never really thought the Washington Monument was that fabulous. There are so many beautiful things to see, I wasn’t terribly interested in the tall, marble, phallic thing.
And then… I lived in Arlington for a bit, right across the street from the Iwo Jima memorial, and had to cross an overpass on foot every day to get to the metro. The first morning I did this I stopped for a lenghty period of time and stood amazed and the breathtaking sight of the lincoln and washington monuments, along with the capitol building, all in line in a straight row. It doesn’t sound all that awe-inspiring. But to see it, every morning, sometimes at sunrise, sometimes with haze or fog, and sometimes surrounded in blue, is to feel truly American.
A side note- the Washington Monument was made in 3 stages, and because of the time that elapsed between construction (once due to the civil war, and I cannot recall the reason for the other pause) the original, and then secodary, source of marble ran out. If you look carefully, you can read the story of the monument in the color variations in the marble.

I instantly thought about the 60’s and the gatherings during the March on Washington. Visit this site.

the view was cool

Been there done that…