Today I went into DC to spend the day being a tourist. I met him at his house and we drove closer to the mall. We walked to the WWII Memorial. I was amazed at how large the memorial actually is. This was my first trip to the WWII Memorial. I had only seen it in photos and on TV. I didn't realize how large it is. And I was amazed at how many people were there. The place was packed. I must say they did a wonderful job honoring all the men and women who fought and died in World War II. You can see from the photos above (click to make them larger) that it was a cloudy day. I was glad that it wasn't sunny, hot, and sticky but I was sad that it was cloudy for the photos.

After the WWII Memorial, he and I walked down the mall towards the Lincoln Memorial. It was so crowded though we didn't venture up the steps. We then walked to the other side of the mall towards the Vietnam Veterans Memorial but only half of it is open because of lighting renovations. Then we walked on up the mall back towards the WWII Memorial. I took a few pictures of the Washington Monument on the way. There is so much construction going on. The mall is all torn up. I would not recommend going to see the monuments or memorials anytime soon. In a few years I'll have to go back and see them all when everything is finished and back to normal.

After our 4 mile walk, he and I went back to the car and over to 17th street for lunch/dinner. We went to Annie's. Then we went over to DIK (Dupont Italian Kitchen) Bar (or sometimes known as widows) and sat outside on the small balcony to enjoy some cocktails. While sitting there we watched all the boys and queens prance down 17th street. We were picking out all the fashion victims we could see. The more cocktails we had, the more victims we pointed out. That was a lot of fun.

It was a long, fun day. My legs were tired but it was worth it. I didn't go on my bike ride this morning so walking a total of 5.05 miles made up for my lack of cardio.