Forgotten DC Monuments III

Forgotten Monuments III continued



This was the highlight of the trip, the Spring Grotto, on the Capitol grounds. It is a cool, quiet, wonderful place, hidden from the tourists. We were shocked to find such a quiet place amid the mess of DC.


Places to sit and listen to the water and take a nap.

The Presidential Bee Hive!

The White House Kitchen Garden

Forgotten Monuments III continued



Our picture with the Capitol in the background.

Forgotten? I suppose, it is a monument to General Pershing, not many people seek it out.


The Civil War memorial, not forgotten for sure, but we were in the neighborhood.
An albino squirrel on the back lawn of the Capitol. Weird.



The Supreme Court, pretty neat, I never gave it much thought, but I guess they would have to have a building somewhere in town.

Forgotten Monuments III and some which were not forgotten at all.


In front of the Library of Congress, not very forgotten, but we wanted to go see the Constitution. What is the problem here? The Constitution is not in the Library of Congress, it is in the National Archives. Oh well, you win a few and lose a few.


The Poseidon Fountain in front of the Library of Congress and the first of our self portraits.




Wait for the walk signal! Headed up New Jersey Ave toward the Capitol.


A quick picture inside the Library of Congress, the ceiling and walls were beautiful. Hundreds of people inside, we did not stay very long, just to many tourists.

Another picture inside the Library of Congress.

Next we head west toward the Capitol.

Forgotten DC Monuments Continued

OK, we have started our Day-Cations again. We live within an hour of the beach, the Capital, and 4 other states, you would think we would have plenty to do. We decided to continue our forgotten monument tour with a couple we are sure no one has heard of. Take a look and standby next month we might just sit on the lap of Albert Einstein.


Look familiar? "I am king of the world." This is the Titanic Memorial placed by the women of the Titanic. I have pasted the quote at the end of this post. As you can see we were alone here at this forgotten monument to the bravery of the human spirit.





A wonderful morning as we walk past the Department of Transportation. This is the second forgotten monument, the Transportation Walk. It surrounds the building with many displays of transportation modes from over the years. It is quiet and again as you can see we were alone.


A very clean and nice fountain showing different types of sailing ships.


And nothing tops off a "day-cation" like Five Guys Burgers and Fries. So good even the President eats here. They cook to order, fresh cut fries and hand made hamburgers. Probably the most reasonable place to eat in the district.


It was a wonderful day, with lots to see and do. We dropped by the fish market on the waterfront, but my camera decided that was the time to stop working. We also visited the Jefferson Memorial, but the construction really takes away from the beauty of the area, but hey, we can't have Tom fall in the Tidal Basin can we?

TO THE BRAVE MEN
WHO PERISHED
IN THE WRECK
OF THE TITANIC
APRIL 15 1912
THEY GAVE THEIR
LIVES THAT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
MIGHT BE SAVED

ERECTED BY THE
WOMEN OF AMERICA

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TO THE YOUNG AND THE OLD
THE RICH AND THE POOR
THE IGNORANT AND THE LEARNED
ALL
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES NOBLY
TO SAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN