washington dc, apr 05 

 

 

For Rich's 40th birthday, we traveled to Washington, D.C., and visited dozens of historic sites and museums. Best of all, Rich's birthday dinner was celebrated in Georgetown at a very tasty (and very highly-rated, and we agree) Italian restaurant. A delicious way to turn forty!


The Washington MonumentThe White HouseNo CaptionNo CaptionThe CapitolNo CaptionNo Caption
The RotundaNo CaptionNo CaptionNo CaptionBenjamin Franklin statueThe Supreme CourtThe Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (side view)The lobby of the Library of CongressNo CaptionNo CaptionThe Treasury DepartmentAndrew Jackson statue (1853)The Archives of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of AmericaArlington National CemeteryNo CaptionNo CaptionTomb of the UnknownsNo CaptionNo Caption
The Lincoln Memorial from the Reflecting PoolNo CaptionNo CaptionNo CaptionNo CaptionNo CaptionThe National World War II Memorial
No CaptionNo CaptionThe Korean War Veterans MemorialThe Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe Wall of the Vietnam Veterans MemorialNo CaptionNo Caption
The Jefferson Memorial from the Tidal BasinNo CaptionNo CaptionThe Franklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialNo CaptionSculpture Garden of the National Gallery of ArtSmithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The Spirit of St. LouisNo CaptionThe 1903 Wright FlyerNo CaptionNo CaptionStarship Enterprise model used in the TV showNo Caption
Albert Einstein statue (1974) on the grounds of the National Academy of SciencesThe Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's statue of George Washington (1841)American flag that was draped over the Pentagon wall on September 11, 2001Seinfeld's "Puffy Shirt"Top hat worn by Abraham Lincoln to Ford's Theater on the night of his assasinationUnited States Botanical Garden ConservatoryNo Caption
No CaptionThe Smithsonian Castle (1855), the largest and oldest Smithsonian BuildingThe Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryNo CaptionThe Hope Diamond (45.52 carats)The National Gallery of ArtNo Caption
No CaptionPaul Cezanne's "Still Life with Apples and Peaches" (1905)Vincent Van Gogh's "Self-Portrait" (1889)The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterNo CaptionBoeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"No Caption
Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper "Flying Cloud"Lockheed Martin X-35B Joint Strike FighterConcordeLockheed SR-71A BlackbirdNo CaptionSpace Shuttle EnterpriseNo Caption
No CaptionMothership model from the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"GeorgetownThe infamous stairs from the movie "The Exorcist"Francis Scott Key Memorial Park (1993)Ristorante Filomena, where we had Rich's 40th birthday dinner. Excellent food!Pasta is made on the premises by a Pasta Mama