#133 The Old Post Office Tower

The Old Post Office Tower is located on Pennsylvaina Avenue (At 12th Street) and is part of the Pennsylavia Avenue national Historic Site. The building was completed in 1899 and is the tallest commercial building in downtown Washington, and is third tallest structure. The building itself was only used for 15 years as a Post Office, and probably would have been demolished in the 20s or 30s but was not due to lack of funds caused by the Great Depression. In the early 1970s local citizens rallied to save the building. It was added to The National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and was extensivly rennovated in 1976.

#132 Arlington House

This is actually a picture of Arlington National Cemetery, where Arlington House, once the residence of Robert E. Lee, is located. In an unbelievable oversight, I did not take a picture of the house itself while visiting the cemetery. The Cemetery is a touching place and a living memorial to the thousands of men and woman who have died in defense of our country.

#131 Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial was designed by Henry Bacon and the statue inside was sculpted by Daniel Chester French. Inside the memorial are inscriptions of two of Lincoln's most famous speeches, The Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's second Inaugural Address. Many famouse speeches and events, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech have happened on the memorial's steps.

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#130 Vietnam Veterans Memorial

This monument is also located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The wall was designed by American Architect Maya Lin and is visited by more than three million people each year.

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#129 Korean War Veterans Memorial

This monument on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to men who served in the Korean War in the 1950s. It was designed by Frank Gaylord, and has a granite wall nearbly reading "Freedom is not Free."

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Engagement Pics

Here's another picture from our Engagement session a coupleweeks before our wedding in October 2007.

Gizzmo

This is Gizzmo, or Mr. Poo, as we called him. He's been gone for 10 days now and we miss him lots.

Luxembourg

I've been slacking off and not blogging the last few weeks. I always go through a down period when I come back from a trip. This one has lasted longer than the ones in the past, I can't really explain why.

Here's a random photo from my summer in Europe in 1998. This one is from Luxembourg, an very underrated destination.