I arrived at the hostel fairly late but managed a night walk straight to the White House, Monument and Capitol Hill. Certainly a humbling experience being at the most powerful place in the Universe. I hope that explains the photo below...
The next day was my time to see one of the sites where the world changed forever - the Pentagon. The Americans are still extremely sensitive about the issue and photos are completely forbidden around the complex. Of course, I couldn't resist and snuck a few. It wasn't until I got cocky and took a photo in the middle of a parking lot when a cop came for me with their lights flashing. I pleaded ignorance (the accent might have helped again), so he made me delete all my photos surrounding the Pentagon. Later on, I heard stories of people being offered a choice of a $50,000 fine or handing over their camera. I guess I got off lightly.
The last day, I made a visit to the famous Iwo Jima statue. Thought I'd give them a hand while I was there (I must be getting old enough to be a lame Dad).
In the afternoon, I made a visit to the Washington Mesuem of Space and Aviation. The most interesting pieces didn't have much to do with flying but included Stars Wars robots, Edison's first light bulb, Abraham Lincoln's tophat, Muhammad Ali's gloves, Babe Ruth's signed baseball and Seinfeld's puffy shirt. Also, touched a piece of the moon if you believe man has ever been there.After some grief from the boys, I thought I'd show them what I'm made of and put application in for the FBI. Surprisingly, I'm still waiting to hear back from them...
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