Monuments of the ages.

Day three in D.C. was our monuments day. We once again waited until after rush hour to make the drive into town. Being as this is technically off season for tourism, there were not a lot of people about. We walked a total of six miles and saw nine monuments, and it all took three hours! It was interesting to see the things that I have only seen in pictures and in history books.

Jefferson Memorial

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial

Martin Luther King Memorial

District of Columbia Memorial

Korean War Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

One thing about the Few family that is both cool and sad at the same time is that there has been a Few that has been a part of every war the United States has been in. From the Revolutionary war to present day. My grandfather, Donald Few, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. I also know at least one Few that is currently serving in the USAF. I thought it would be interesting to see if there were any other Few's listed on the Vietnam and WWII war monuments. I found a Few listed on each one!

Vietnam War Memorial

The squirrels are even quite friendly here. William was upset that it was time to take a nap, and a curious little fellow decided to come up and appeared to be concerned with his welfare. I actually think he was looking for crackers, as he was quite happy with the Cheez-it we gave him. ;)

Hungry squirrel

Washington Monument (unfortunately it is closed for renovations.

The White House from the Washington Monument.

All in all it was a good day, and we got more than enough exercise. Considering we came back to Alexandria and decided to doodle around the local shops on the main drag and do some tourist shopping. Time for bed it is! Tomorrow we will be going to Arlington Cemetery and the National Archive to finally see the signature of William Few Jr. on the Constitution!