Washington DC Part 2

Mt. Vernon was my favorite place to visit during this trip. I have a very deep respect for Pres. Washington and fell in love with his home.

What a view!

Krista and I were excited to take the National Treasure 2 Tour. This was the entrance to the cellar that was shown in the movie.

I was amazed at how large his estate was.

Beautiful vegetable and flower gardens

They had several of these life size statues made using his mask and the computer to estimate what Pres Washington looked like at different ages.

While Krista worked, I signed up for a trolley tour to save my poor tired legs. I thought this view of the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monuments was striking.

The National Cathedral

After eating a waffle at the shop behind me a very sweet older lady next to me insisted on paying for it. Her kindness truly humbled me. 

Krista and I went to the Art Museums during her lunch break and on our way walked through this area and saw a steel tree. A pretty amazing site.

I was told on my tour to go to the Post Office and ride the elevator to the top to get a pretty view of the city. Since the Washington Monument is closed due to the earthquake this was a substitute. I am glad we took the driver's advice. It was spectacular!

The Bell is still rung by bell ringers that come monthly. I was told Donald Trump bought this building.

During that afternoon I took a tour of the capital that I had arranged through Senator Hatch's office. It had a new visitors area and movie about the capital that had been added since we were last there. I loved the murals and statues in the rotunda.

In the center of this room is a plaque on the floor that states it is the center of Washington DC.  There is statues all around the room. Each state has two statues in the capital. Utah's is Brigham Young and Philo Farnsworth (the man that invented TV).