Monday, January 25, 2021

Korean War Memorial

It’s been a while since we actually walked around or near the Tidal Basin. We have driven past it millions of times. Two weeks ago, before everything closed down - including the bridges, we took another ride over. I wanted to take photos of Fala at the FDR Memorial for the 52Frames photography challenge. After that, we walked over to the MLK Memorial, and then crossed over Independence Avenue to the other side. Before we reached the Lincoln Memorial, reflecting pool, and the Vietnam Memorial, we stopped in to see the Korea Memorial. There sure are a lot of memorials in this section of the city. When we lived on Capitol Hill for thirteen years, the Capitol building was our main view, along with house and senate office buildings and the Library of Congress where I worked for ten years. In between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial is the National Mall with all the Smithsonian delights, Washington Monument, and WWII Memorial. My Dad was in WWII and Korean Wars, so walking through it reminded me of him. Obviously there wasn’t a lot of foot traffic due to the season and inaugural safety issues, but the groundskeepers were hard at work keeping things beautiful. When we decided to move to northern Virginia, we knew we would want to visit the city every once in a while. The pandemic doesn’t allow us to attend programs and events any more, but at least we can still drive in and see the sights. 














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