Sunday, January 24, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Part II


I may have mentioned that I had been sitting for awhile. By Wednesday morning when my alarm went off at 5:50 am, I knew that I wasn't going to be able to hack it. I made the decision to keep sleeping and instead go with Brian for his one-on-one tour of the Capitol. That turned out to be a good decision for me. We went to the Arizona Conressman Jeff Flake's office and met up with one of his assistants. He took Brian and I on the underground tunnel from the office building to the Capitol. Who knew that existed? Not me!

A view of the rotunda from the underground visitors center
They say this is the most accurate depiction of what Lincoln looked like
The is the exact center of the Capitol - and also the point at which Washington, D.C. directions are based from. (NE, NW, SE, SW)
The Rotunda
The old Senate room
Each state gets to donate two statues of important figures from their state. Here we are with our very own Brigham Young. Philo T. Farnsworth is the other Utah statue. A prophet and the guy who invented television. :)
Freedom - the exact replica of the statue on top of the Capitol
I headed back to the hotel refreshed and ready for our next activity...the best one was yet to come!


4 comments:

Teri's Life said...

You went walking around all day in those shoes? Man, I can't walk for long even in tennis shoes! I'd have died in those shoes.

Oh, and I do love to read about your fabulous trip!

Michelle said...

Your trip sounds so fun!

Lebanites said...

OK so the pics of NYC...how did you knwo where to go to see all those places? You certainly had one jam-packed holiday. You ought to come again--so we can actually see you this time. :) What a great time to be able to spend together! Congrats again on your honor. Did you tell Dr. Cutler? she'd be so proud.

Scott&Janae said...

I would love to go on that trip. It's always been one of Scott's top places to go. He is a history nut. You are sooo lucky!