Washington, D.C. is one of the most inspiring capitol cities I have ever visited.  The above picture is of the Korean War Veterans' Memorial, one of the many important memorials you will see is D.C.   While I was visiting relatives in the D.C. area from  9. June till the 16. June, I took a couple of days to walk around Washington, D.C. and take advantage of this rare opportunity to see such an extraordinary place in my country.  The pictures below are just a few I took while spending two days doing nothing but walking, walking, walking all over the area .


The Washington Monument is what I like to consider the center of  the major area of memorials.  If one stands at a certain area around the monument one can see the White House, Capitol Building, and Lincoln Memorial all at once. Unfortunately, it is rather diffcult to take such a picture.


This is the Pacific end of the World War II Veterans' Memorial.


Eversince I was a little kid I had always wanted to visit the Lincoln Memorial.  I had already been to Washington, D.C. when I was seven years old, but we didn't get a chance to go visit the Lincoln Memorial.  I made up for that on this trip.  If you look closely enough you can see a statue of Abraham Lincoln which is directly over this tomb.


Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America, The Great Emancipator.  
A lot of people judge Lincoln as the "President who freed all the slaves."  Such judgements, however, need to be researched more thoroughly.


This is the Jefferson Memorial, honoring Thomas Jefferson


Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States of America, Slavefucker


The Vietnam War  Veterans' Memorial


My reflection in the Vietnam Memorial.  This is one my favorite pictures I took in D.C.


The White House.  Everybody knows who lives here.  Can you spot the sniper on the roof?


A view of the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue

         
My oh my, there's nothing more American than protesting outside of  the White House!  The lady on the right has been camping outside on Pennsylvania Avenue since the beginning of the war in Iraq.  I don't know how long  the guy in the gitmo/Abu Graib outfit has been out there.  


The Capitol Building is really a site to behold.  I can't describe how  excited I was walking through the Mall up to the Capitol.

   
This, my friends, is the magnificent building of the Supreme Court.  One must acknowledge how huge the statues in front of the pillars really are.  


This is a reflection of myself in front of the Korean War Veterans' Memorial.  This one and the Vietnam Memorial are, in my opinion, the most poignant memorials in Washington, D.C.


A statue of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his doggie at the FDR Memorial.  The entire memorial is essentially a timeline of FDR's life and presidency.  I didn't truly comprehend how remarkable President Franklin Roosevelt was as a leader of our country before my visit to this memorial.


I saw these students walk outside of Arlington Cemetery before I went into the cemetery.  I believe there is some type of naval or military academy in the vicinity. I just couldn't believe that some of them were wearing jackets in the 32 degree Celsius/ ca. 98 degree Fahrenheit heat.

   
On the left is President John F. Kennedy's grave site.  An eternal flame burns in his memory.  Kennedy's late widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is buried alongside her husband.  On the right is the tomb of the unknown soldier from the Civil War.  Three military guardsmen performed a march and twirled their rifles.  It was really a site to behold especially in the scorching heat.


This is the gravestone of General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.  General James was the first African American four star general.


The above picture represents a site I had to visit, although visitors rarely come over nowadays to see it.  This is the construction site of one of the wings of the Pentagon, which was attacked on 11. September 2001.  A memorial is currently. being built at this site.



Myself, my brother in law Shailesh, and my sister Anupama outside Ford's Theatre in downtown Washington D.C.
Ford's theatre is where President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth.