With only two days to get from NJ to Alabama for a wedding Ric was best man at, I didn’t have much time to show Ric the East Coast of the USA. (And we had even less time after getting a flat tire in Maryland, but anyway…)

One stop on our mini-road trip of course had to be my nation’s capital, Washington D.C. It’s a stop anyone visiting the States should try and fit in, and one all Americans should get to, if not for patriotism, then just for a visit to a great city.

Ric explained our quick, cheap tour in a post earlier this week, but I wanted to look back on some of the memorable images from that day.

The Vietnam Memorial by Bobbi Lee Hitchon

The first time I visited the Vietnam Memorial as a child there were a lot paintings of sad people looking into the wall as a soldier stared back at them. Visiting the memorial with my dad and having him point out people he went to high school with was a pretty harsh reality of just how hard war hits home.

The Lincoln Memorial by Bobbi Lee Hitchon

This was my favorite image from our trip to D.C. Ric was so excited to visit the capitol and up until we got there I was only excited to show him it. Because I’ve been so focused on traveling abroad, I kind of forget how special it is to travel America. Once I got to D.C. it finally hit me how much is left to explore of my homeland.

The Washington Monument by Bobbi Lee Hitchon

I know I didn’t perfect this shot, but I think it’s a pretty classic one. So many school trip come through D.C. a day. No matter what your party of interest, most of us want to see a better America for the next generation. Seeing kids smiling and playing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial looking out to the Washington monument is a good reminder of that.

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