Washington DC, Part II – August 2022

Washington DC, Part II – August 2022

by Kim · Published August 30, 2022 · Updated August 30, 2022

Washington DC, Part II – August 2022

Our last weekend in Virginia we had family visit us from Texas. We had a grueling schedule to see as much as possible. Here is a few highlights from Thursday-Sunday.

A family selfie at our first stop of the day.

Old Abe and the family.

My grandmother's brother's name, Delmer Threadgill, was on the Korean War Memorial plaque. He survived WW II but was killed in the Korean War.

A quick kiss in the DC Memorial to the Great War.

Moving on to the next sight!

I forget whose house this is.

I still had energy at this point! Ha!

We covered a lot of ground on the first day!

The Washington Monument from the WW II Memorial.

Korean War Memorial.

The Korean War Memorial.

Walking around the Smithsonian.

Dale grilled burgers for us that evening.

Playing a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit. We weren't so good at the adult version, but the youth version was very enjoyable.

About to go into the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

D checks out the exhibits.

The Hope Diamond is in the Smithsonian. It is 45 carats!

The National Archives is behind them. We popped in there to see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. No photography was allowed.

Enjoying the tour. We are in the bottom of the capitol. The pillars around us support the whole dome structure above us.

On Abraham Lincoln's base is Vinnie's name and the year 1870. Lincoln had met Vinnie before he was killed.

We could hear our tour guide through these headsets. There were several tours going on at one time in the same room.

Our relative, Vinnie Ream, created this sculpture of Abraham Lincoln. She was only 18 years old and the only female asked to do a sculpture for the Capitol.

Our relative also created this sculpture.

Good Ole Stephen F. Austin is representing Texas at the Nation's Capitol! Our tour guide said they call him "Stone Cold Steve Austin". Haha

There was a book about our relative in the Capitol Gift Shop.

Who's that cute couple in front of the Capitol Building?

The USMC Commandant's home is located at the end of the Parade Field at Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I.

The Capitol Dome is beautiful.

Riding the shuttle to the USMC Sunset Parade at Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I.

We waited quite a while for the Sunset Parade to start.

Marching on to the field.

The "President's Own" Marine Corps Band. They play for many special events including the presidential inauguration.

The Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps.

The Silent Drill Team takes the field at the Sunset Parade at Marine Barracks 8th & I.

We toured Ford's Theater on Saturday.

Dale and Michelle listen to the tour audio guide inside the theater.

This is what Ford's Theater used to look like.

Lewis Powell, one of the assassination conspirators, was supposed to kill the Secretary of State at the same time Lincoln was killed.

The pillow has Lincoln's blood on it. The door is the door that enclosed the theater box. His assassin opened it and shot him in the head at close range.

A view of the presidential theater box.

The theater booth where the president was shot. The cane chair and the sofa are original. His wife sat in the cane chair.

The bed in which Pres. Lincoln died.

A recreation of the railway car and casket that held Pres. Lincoln's body.

In the Ford's Theater Museum there was a display about our relative, Vinnie Ream, who knew President Lincoln and created a sculpture of home that is now in the Capitol Rotunda.

The front of Ford's Theater where President Lincoln was shot.

The outside of the home that Pres. Lincoln died in. It is located across the street from where he was shot.

Museum of the Bible

Perusing all the sites at the Museum of the Bible.

A note written by Watchman Nee "I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord."

Waiting to go into the presentation.

Museum of the Bible

Museum of the Bible had an olive press display.

We continued our game of Trivial Pursuit after supper.

Ready for our visit to the Spy Museum!

Rectal toolkit. Yikes!

Dale's spy disguise is creative.

Spy Museum down, now for lunch at Ben's Chili Bowl.

Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street is a Washington, D.C., landmark.

Sausage and dogs!

The changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier is always interesting to watch.

Arlington National Cemetery

On our way from the unknown soldier tomb to JFK's grave.

Arlington House belonged to Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee. During the Civil War, the grounds of the mansion were selected as the site of Arlington National Cemetery, in part to ensure that Lee would never again be able to return to his home.

View from Arlington House toward the Washington Monument.

Front of Arlington House.

Eternal flame where Pres. John F. Kennedy is buried.

We concluded the day with another game of Trivial Pursuit, youth edition. I won!

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