Roy delighted us by taking a short “street trip” to show us a few landmarks around our nation’s capitol. Cerwin doesn’t remember ever being to the Capitol Hill area and I don’t think I was there since going along on a school trip with Deb when she was in grade school.

Roy told us the building in the background – with the American flag – is the White House. That is as close as we got. It is only a few blocks from the American Association for the Advancement of Science building where the pictures were on display.

Washington Monument.

A better view.

A wider view

From the internet: Washington Monument is an iconic US landmark located on the National Mall. The monument pays tribute to the first President of the United States, George Washington. At just over 555′ tall, it is the world’s tallest obelisk and tallest stone structure.

Lincoln Memorial

From the internet: The Lincoln Memorial is an American national memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, DC, across from the Washington Monument.

The Potomac

From here we got a glimpse of the Jefferson Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

United States Capitol

The United States Capitol is the home of the United States Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the US federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall.

On September 18, 1793, George Washington laid the US Capitol cornerstone at the southeast corner of its foundation to mark the building of the nation’s most symbolically important and architecturally impressive building.

The US Capitol’s dome is made of cast iron and was designed by Thomas U. Walter and constructed from 1856-1866. Finished at the total cost of $1,047,291, the Capitol Dome was constructed with 8,909,200 pounds of ironwork bolted together in a masterpiece of American will and ingenuity.

The Statue of Freedom is the crowning feature of the Dome of the United States Capitol. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds.

This police car – parked near the street – was another sign that we were indeed in Washington DC.

We were crossing a Baltimore bridge at sunset.

Shortly after this pretty sunset, we stopped for fuel and a quick supper/snack before making the final leg of our drive – arriving at Roy and Deb’s about 6 PM.

We headed north to our house – about an hour drive. Lancaster City was quite busy on this day after Christmas.

Thank you, Roy and Deb. We will treasure the memories of this day for a long time.