Thursday, May 11, 2023

10 May 2023 Washington DC: Laura's Day the Middle

 


Old Abe said hey to all of the XYZ crew right after we had lunch at China Chilcano, a Jose Andres restaurant.   We had a lovely lunch and some of the pickier eaters ventured outside their comfort zone, a great thing to see.  Then we ubered over to the Lincoln Memorial.  What a weird route we took.  We crossed back over the Potomac and along the river than back over by Arlington Cemetery to the Lincoln Memorial.  

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Single file


An old time eraser


Golden dome


Lunch time


Very nicely decorated


Monkey tail spiral from the Nazca Lines in Peru


Laura got a kind of chicken stew


My ceviche


Hot spicy dumplings


Jaxson with the fried rice


Hayden got a dish with steak 


Sashimi for Leslie


Jaxson trying some of the pork belly


Zach-A-Noodle


Gratis dessert


Holding up the monument


Hayden needed to reach up a bit higher


These pictures are harder to take than I thought


We have arrived at the Lincoln


Honest Abe, honestly it is him


She has those abalone eyes.  Maybe just abalone on the frames


Keeping the tradition alive


The marble is very slippery


Zach is sliding but Jaxson is hanging on for dear life


Here comes Hayden


The viewing section cheering Jaxson on


One impressive building


Off to our next location


No matter where you view the memorial one of the combatants is looking your way


So many names...


Two sets of eyes are looking at me


No it is not


I may have found the zone where no one is looking


Reflecting the flag


The Jefferson Memorial out in the distance


WW2 Memorial


It is the Washington Memorial


These kids are excited and running as fast as they can to get there


The Capitol building in the background


One fine looking crew


What is that speck, is it Zach?


Yes, it was Zach.  Oh well, now it is the XY crew


We chose not to go up 


All the flags are at half mast for another mass shooting


Traditional outfit and non-traditional smart phone


Sleeping on the train


Irises in a garden 


It has been 339 days since we began our Migration