Distance 440 miles Flight time: 1 hr 10minsLu Lei was there for a 5 day Cell Biology conference and I tagged along as a tourist. While Lu Lei was at his talks all day, I took the opportunity to check out the sights and sounds of DC. It is a well organised and small city (I moved around on foot). I encountered familiar looking official buildings at almost every turn. 
Presi"The Whit
e House is the oldest public building in DC and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the US. Here every the chief executive." - extracted from a White House information signboard
dent, except George Washington has conducted the government of the Nation. Since 1792, the White House has become symbolic of the American Presidency throughout the world. While the Capitol represents the freedom and ideals of the Nation, the White House stands for the power and statesmanship of
Washington Monument & Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument is a US Presidential Monument constructed to commemorate George Washington. It was officially opened in 1888 and was the tallest structure in the world till the Eiffle Tower was completed in Paris, France.
The reflection of the Washington Monument can be seen in the Reflecting pool that extends towards Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln Memorial was built to honour Abraham Lincoln.
Presi"The Whit
e House is the oldest public building in DC and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the US. Here every the chief executive." - extracted from a White House information signboarddent, except George Washington has conducted the government of the Nation. Since 1792, the White House has become symbolic of the American Presidency throughout the world. While the Capitol represents the freedom and ideals of the Nation, the White House stands for the power and statesmanship of
Washington Monument & Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument is a US Presidential Monument constructed to commemorate George Washington. It was officially opened in 1888 and was the tallest structure in the world till the Eiffle Tower was completed in Paris, France.
The reflection of the Washington Monument can be seen in the Reflecting pool that extends towards Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln Memorial was built to honour Abraham Lincoln.
The stone inscription in front of the National World War II Memorial read:
"HERE IN THE PRESENCE OF WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN ONE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FATHER THE OTHER THE NINETEENTH CENTURY PRESERVER OF OUR NATION WE HONOUR THOSE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICANS WHO TOOK UP THE STRUGGLE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND MADE THE SACRIFICES TO PERPETUATE THE GIFT OF OUR FOREFATHERS ENTRUSTED TO US A NATION CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE"
"HERE IN THE PRESENCE OF WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN ONE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FATHER THE OTHER THE NINETEENTH CENTURY PRESERVER OF OUR NATION WE HONOUR THOSE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICANS WHO TOOK UP THE STRUGGLE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND MADE THE SACRIFICES TO PERPETUATE THE GIFT OF OUR FOREFATHERS ENTRUSTED TO US A NATION CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE"
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