Our sobering visit to Arlington National Cemetery http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/ included the opportunity to witness the formal ceremony of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tombofun.htm. The staggering number of gravesites of US military personnel and their families defies description.The understated memorial at JFK's gravesite with it's eternal flame faces an impressive view of Washington DC across the Potomac River.
Lunch in Chinatown at Tony Cheng's Mongolian Restaurant was yummy.
We also went to the Newseum, a brand new museum of journalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newseum. It's a huge facility on Pennsylvania Ave. that provides an interactive experience of exploring media coverage of major events in world history. The $18.00 entrance fee seemed exorbitant in light of the fact that everything there is available on the internet if one is inclined to look for it. We were shown the door at the 5:00 closing time and found our way to the Metro for our final trip back to the Moose Lodge in College Park.
I am heading for BWI to return to LI and Peter is heading south, then for points west.
Before I come to Washington DC again I will buy new shoes.
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2 comments:
You bought new shoes in San Francisco too, right ? You need Ked's Walkers...lol.(even they hurt if you walk 50 miles at a time- not like I know that from experience)..
OR- you need a wheelchair and your grandsons to push you around town.
What a sad comment made by that cemetery.
You're always interesting.
Kathy - Is one able to 'borrow' grandsons from family members, should the need arise...??
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