A sunny day with clear blue skies. Washington, DC, October 2006. That's a kite flying up to the left of the dome.
This is a view of the Capitol dome and the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall. The distance between these two buildings is 1.8 kilometers (just over 1 mile).
I'm looking east from the vicinity of the WWII monument. This was the first time I saw that particular monument which opened in 2004; it wasn't there when I lived in DC back in the mid-1980s.
Scaffolding is rising around the Washington Monument this spring, repairing earthquake damage.
ReplyDeletedayum, I lived in DC from 1979-1999. AND WE NEVER MET! boo hoo hoo! :(
ReplyDeleteWalt, what an amazing photo. I've never seen those two icons looking so close together, with all the intervening Smithsonian museums out of the picture.
ReplyDeleteI like how close these appear in your photo....good vantage point.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'll try for a shot like this the next time I'm there...thanks for the inspiration Walt.
Very nice photo. It looks like it was a breezy day.
ReplyDeleteOur last trip to DC was in 2007. The last trip before that was back in the fifties on a high school field trip!
ReplyDeletetravel, I read that they're expecting to re-open in 2014.
ReplyDeleteanne marie, where did you live? I was on Capitol Hill between 83 and 86, in Arlington before that.
carolyn, thanks!
virginiac, you're welcome!
chris, quite blustery, if I remember correctly.
starman, it's a cool place, and it has changed a lot since I lived there.