Iwo Jima Memorial, Netherlands Carillon, and Arlington Cemetery

There is a photo of DC taken from the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Netherlands Carillon. I was hoping to take one for the “leading lines” photo challenge. We haven’t been back to this site since before we moved to DC - sometime in the 80’s. So we decided to take our morning walk there and see what we could find. We parked right near the Iwo Jima memorial and found a few areas where the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, the Capitol, and the Library of Congress are in alignment. The rear of the Iwo Jima statue actually looks better because it’s not sitting on the pedestal. Then we saw the Netherlands Carillon and it chimed once on the half hour. There was another great view of the city from this vantage point - but unfortunately the tulips weren’t at their best. It still makes for a great image. There were plenty of tour buses coming and going but the area was easy to navigate. Then we followed the bike path towards Arlington Cemetery. Along the way you could see the sprawling white head stones as far as the eye could see. We walked as far as Memorial Bridge and to the front entrance where there were even more visitors waiting in line to get in. It was a great day for the walk and was even more interesting because all of it was a new path. I didn’t use the images for the photo challenge, but it was a great excuse to visit.