Brady took Luis, Clio, Ye and me to DC for the weekend ... most of them had not been there before ... i just went along to take a break from Blacksburg
Brady, Ye and Clio looking happy at the start of the day walking along the Potomac from the parking lot where we parked ... way out in the middle of nowhere mind you
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Ye and Clio just couldnt help themselves and had to pose at every opportunity ... even here at the first tree we came across when we hadn't even seen a single sight in the city :)
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Jefferson Memorial from across the water
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Washington Monument pictured from the footsteps of the Jefferson Memorial
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Clio looking very svelte outside the International Spy Museum, the newest attraction in the Mall
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Ye outside the Capital building ... she might look happy but in reality she's trying desperately not to fall into the water :)
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Clio and Brady on the same ledge ... Clio was trying to get a picture with just her in it and so was Brady ... neither of them realized they were too close together
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Ye, on the other hand, wanted an up close and personal "awwww how sweet" type of picture
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Ye, Luis, Shelley, Brady and Clio walking down the Mall ... yes, i said Shelley ... she met us in DC just to hang out with me (i feel so special!) for one last time
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the same bunch from a different angle ... boy were they trying hard to pose but i wanted a natural picture so i had to take a gazillion to catch them off-guard *hehe*
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Ye wanting the whole of the Washington Monument in the picture with her ... ahem, sorry, but we're all a little short for that :)
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Clio about to kiss the ground in some ceremonial thing that only Germans understand ... or so i've been told
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Shelley and me ... for old times' sake
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Ye and Clio ... modelling with the water bottle and the trash can in the foreground hoping nobody would notice
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Ye thrilled to bits at finally seeing the White House
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Clio doing the "take the picture of just me" thing again ... Brady oblivious again :)
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all three of the guys in front of the White House
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a bunch of random people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ... there was some stuff going on in town so there were more people than normal
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spot the Clio ... if you can do it in less than five seconds, see Clio to claim your prize
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the girls at the feet of Abe himself ...
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and outside the memorial with the Reflecting Pool in the background
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Clio at the base of the memorial while the sun begins to set
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Ye in the same position
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The Korean War Memorial ... looked interesting though i was told it was somewhat iffy as far as what happened and why
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a quote ... boy, do i love quotes carved in rock :)
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Jefferson Memorial after sunset from across the water ... heck, to get this shot, Clio and i almost ran from the Lincoln Memorial to the bridge we were at earlier
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Washington Monument and reflection looking real cool if i say so myself
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Clio in her brand-spanking-new sweater from guess-where
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Luis assuming the position
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you would have a headache too if the Washington Monument came out of your head
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ahem ... don't ask ... i have no idea what this thing is or why Clio wanted to get a picture taken but she did so i did :)
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Ye and some guy - Jefferson? - just kinda chilling out somewhere where not too many people went
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silhouettes from the hotel room where we stayed on the second night to get away from the dodgy youth hostel we stayed at on the first night
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a famous saying etched in the rock at the JFK gravesite
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the view from Arlington Cemetary across the river into DC
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graves ... lots of them and very varied in size of shape
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tons and tons of graves ... makes a strong statement about war and death if you look at it that way
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the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the ever-present guard ... we came here to watch the changing of the guard ceremony ... i didn't take pics of that - seen it before
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Luis in the archway to some place with flags fluttering high above
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Clio apparently cant get enough of this spy outfit ... Ye wonders why i keep on taking these random pictures
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Brady profile view ... in case we ever need it ... you never know ...
