Life is almost totally back to the norm - too much to do and not enough time to do it!
So it's fun to stop at night and post a few more pix and relive the very pleasant weekend we spent in DC with Matt and Eliza.
Dad took these shots - we went in the wind and the rain and the cold on Sunday night to visit the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Wall. We also saw the Korean War memorial. We found Freddy Fortner's name on the wall - the wall itself is very moving - especially for us old timers who vividly remember the turmoil that was Vietnam.
There is something about seeing it all at night that is a plus - too bad we didn't have time to do it both ways. Mr. Lincoln is of course much larger than life - literally and figuratively. I found his monument to be a very fitting tribute.
Once again I must say that I felt something throughout the capital - a kind of ambiance in all the best sense of the word. I wonder if Frenchmen feel that way about Paris?
Speaking of Paris, I've included the shot of the grave of Pierre l'Enfant, the man who designed the city that we call the nation's capital. We saw that Saturday - as the storm was coming in, but before it boiled up and hit us.
4 comments:
I assume that's Ernie's brother - that was nice you were able to see those things.
Ernie's brother, who was also in a math class with Dad at BYU.
Small world?
In a math class at Mt. SAC. But still a small world.
I knew that. My fault!
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