Monday, March 21, 2011

14 Mar- Washington D.C

Day 2 of the tour took us out of NYC.
First stop: D.C
Capital of the States! A very historical place.
NY is the financial city.
DC is the political city.
And because of security reasons, buildings in DC cannot be higher than the White House, or something like that. So you'll notice that DC buildings are not skyscrapers, but shorter and with more European feel.
Not the White House. I cant remember what this is lol.




































Now thats the White House. It was as close as we could get. To enter the White House, you need to apply like 6months in advance, where they will do a super thorough background check on you.




































Very tight security around the perimeter. There was a man walking on the roof. Must be some security person. Apparently, there are hidden snipers on the roof. Pretty cool.
Washington monument, the one featured in The Lost Symbol

















There's supposed to be pretty water, but as you can see, construction is going on. Zzz spoil picture only.
FBI building

















Lincoln Memorial, the one featured in Planet of the Apes.
























Archives of the USA. I just realised most of the buildings are white with the same characteristics. Like I said, historical.










































Streets of DC. Very different feel and skyline from Manhattan.










































Highlight of the day!


















A great museum with excellent exhibits. And its FREE ADMISSION. It cant get any better than this!

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