The Spirit of St Louis ... the airplane used by that guy who did the first translantic flight
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Washington Monument in the afternoon from across the Mall
Faria, Johan, Wei and Louis in front of the big elephant in the Natural History Museum
the South African display in the same place - with a quote by Mandela
some typical NSA (New South Africa) pictures
and a close-up of the ballot paper from the first election in 1994
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Capitol Hill from across the "lake"
and the monument yet again
a closer view of the Capitol building with the lake in the foreground
the inscription on the outside of the Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson building - the exhibition hall of the LOC
and from way back
the rear of the Capitol building
a close-up of the rear entrance with people waiting in line
what war ?
Union station sentries in the foyer
the ceiling of the main hallway
airplanes in flight in the Postal Museum
one of those inspirational statues
"Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty"
ice-skating in the sculpture garden
the approach to the Smithsonian Castle
hot chicks
the Smithsonian Castle with the statue of the man himself outside
ahem ... a banner ... no comment ...
cool quote from James Smithson on the American History Museum
a difference engine
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Babbage's Analytical Engine plans
portions of Eniac from American History Museum
more of the same
the function tables
and the accumulators and other stuff
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a UNIVAC
and a machine built by von Neumann himself
civil rights poster in the US
some restaurant where a group of non-whites sat until they were served
a weird picture of a car with a real tailgate
me (who else) in our hotel room
my roommate, Louis from Ghana
and Johan who didnt feel like sleeping early
the ceiling of the Library of Congress with tons of paintings
and around the walls as well
Johan, Faria and Louis trying to look bored (but failing quite miserably)
some cool painting listing all the disciplines of study, including the "Art of War" but notably leaving out "Computer Science" :)
