I couldn't come all the way to our great country's capital without doing some sightseeing. Sessions were out at 5:30 yesterda, I got back to my hotel at 6 and took a shuttle to the metro station at 7. Map in hand, I found the White House (it's big, hard to miss) and the Washington Monument (also big). From the Washington Monument, I glanced west and saw the Lincoln Memorial "right over there", so I started walking. It might be the heat or humidity, but I've had a hard time breathing outside here. I can believe that DC has a lot more pollution than I'm used to in Detroit, could be that too. I walked and walked and got to the WWII Memorial. That was amazing. It seems that everything in DC is very large and impressive. After exploring the WWII Memorial, I started back on my trek to Lincoln, who didn't look that far away. The direct walkway down the reflecting pool is currently closed for maintenance, so I took a winding, scenic path through the woods. A long time later, I finally got to Lincoln, sweating and dehydrated. I paid my respects and read the Gettysburg address. There are vendors all around and almost ran to refreshments building. I got the most ridiculous hot dog ever. Hot dog on a toasted bun... with cheddar cheese, chili, relish, and coleslaw. Half of it fell out while I was eating it. With the daylight fading, I had to hurry up my sightseeing. I walked through the Vietnam Memorial. That's overwhelming, so many names. Finally, I visited the Military Nurses Memorial and rushed back to the Metro. I snapped a lot more pictures on the way back, but honestly, don't know what a lot of the buildings were.

Next time in the area, I have to see the Changing of the Guard, Korean and WWI Memorial, the National Archives... Ideally I'd be through during the day time so I could actually see the stuff.