On Saturday we took the Metro from the Springville
station to the Smithsonian station downtown. This is a picture of the Smithsonian
station. All of the underground stations have this same beautiful design.
The Washington Monument is currently undergoing some refurbishing, so it is surrounded by a framework for the workers. We were both very pleasantly surprised, the framework is actually very attractive.
This is the Korean war memorial. It is a very powerful scene. It depicts a group of soldiers walking across a field. They are all very alert and looking in all directions for any sign of trouble. They are made of stainless steel and are somewhat larger then life.
There is a granite wall that runs along the left side of the picture. It is difficult to make out in this picture, but I have pictures of it below.
This is a closer look at a couple of the statues.
In this picture you can make out the etchings of the soldiers and the visitors reflected in the shiny granite surface.
This gives you a better idea of the size of the wall and the etchings. The pictures appear to be of real people who served in the Korean Conflict. Susan appreciated the pictures of women on the wall.
One of the newest monuments in the area is the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt monument. It is actually a fairly sizeable park
area on the South side of the Tidal Basin. It is a series of adjoining areas
that depict different times periods during his presidency
