September 24, 2008

Wednesday24~~~Today we went into DC and went to the Library of Congress which was very interesting, another very old beautiful building. (pictures) . The tour guide was so informative on everything, he really has to know his job from some of the questions some people asked. There is so much there that people can request to use it through their own library, with the exception of some of the rare historical books. They also have a program for the blind where they ship books, learning machines and a lot more if you contact them through their web site. We walked by the "Supreme Court Building" but we didn't take time to go through it, as there is so much we wanted to see and don't have time for everything. We had a great lunch in the Union Station cafeteria, so many different foods to choose from, we both went different directions. Next we rode the subway to "Arlington Cemetery" and we rode a trolley all around the cemetery. It stopped at various points of interest so you could get off and take pictures. This is where the memorial and the eternal flame for President John F. Kennedy is with Jackie and two of their children. Sharon wanted a picture of the tombstone where her movie hero "Audie Murphy" is laid to rest. (picture) Last we went to the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier," we watched the changing of the guard twice. It is really a touching moment watching that soldier go through his routine so perfectly for a total of 1/2 hour. There are so many people there for each guard change and not a work is spoken, it is very intense (Pictures)