Both Lucy and Rosey had to go to work today so I went around town on my own. It's fun exploring a new city... especially when you realize that your bus stops directly in front of the Pentagon. Hehehe! Cool!

I can take a picture of the bus, or any other thing pointing away from the building. But once I point the camera unto the Pentagon itself, which is just 10 or so meters from where I was standing, one of the military guards will tell me to stop. Down below however, inside the subway station, I can take as many pictures as I want. The underground stations here in DC are mesmerizing.

I got off at Union Station. It looks really nice inside. Good thing I wasn't anywhere near it on Saturday when someone got shot.  

A few minutes walk is the US Capitol. It's a lot larger than what I imagine it to be. And in front of it is Ulysses S. Grant's statue.

My next stop was the National Air and Space Museum. There were heaps of stuffs to see. I spent the entire afternoon looking around the aircrafts and rockets. I saw the actual Apollo 11 space module and I was even able to touch a piece of the moon. Oh wow!

I passed by the Korean War Memorial and there really wasn't much other than a dozen or so statues. But the amazing thing is that in the sunset they look like real soldiers.

One good thing about traveling in winter is that there's not a lot of other tourists. Even so, the Lincoln Memorial still had plenty of visitors. I think I spent more time in the lower level reading about his life and watching videos rather than staying in the main hall where busloads of visitors where flocking. I guess he rightfully deserve such prominence because he kept the Union from falling apart, together with Grant of course. The nation owes much of its prosperity to him.