Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.” ~ Genesis 46:30 Israel would go on to live an additional seventeen years in Egypt, passing at the age of 147. My mind wandered to Thomas and the fact that he didn’t believe Jesus was resurrected, and wouldn’t unless he saw Him with his own eyes. Upon their meeting, Thomas proclaims, “My Lord and my God!” And Jesus tells him, “Blessed (made happy by God) are those who have not seen and yet believe.” (John 20:24-29) Do you believe?
This campground offers quite a few amenities that you wouldn’t necessarily get at other places. We took advantage of one today – well, I should say, this evening. For $60, you get on a bus (for 5 ½ hours!) and are taken into Washington and all around the monuments, making quite a few stops and learning some history and trivia along the way.
We spent the rest of the day wandering around the campground area and relaxing a bit from our two previous days. Are we old, or what?!?
Here are the places we visited. You’ll notice, as the sun sets, they get a bit more ‘fuzzy’. Can’t be helped. 😊
Enjoy the ride!
View of the capital from the bus.They stopped and let us out on the other side, so the picture wasn’t as nice. : (The White House Isn’t it beautiful?!? They told us when the President is in residence, Secret Service roam the walls up top.While we were gawking at the House, Secret Service came by and the police assigned to our area went over and chatted for a bit. Talk about a safe place to be! : )These quiet nuclear protesters have been here for decades! It seems back in the day, they got a permit and whoever issued it forgot to put an end date on it. So here they sit. The site must be manned 24/7 or they loose their right to be there. Crazy isn’t it?!? I can’t believe they can find people to man it constantly!The Thomas Jefferson Memorial. There’s a bunch of work going on here. And several large groups were here at the same time, making it quite noisy despite the signs that asked for respectful quiet.Mr. Jefferson is inside that rotunda.That’s Thomas Jefferson. There were dozens of people milling about here, making impossible to take pictures with no one in them.Such a huge difference based on the lighting!The White House from the Jefferson MemorialThe next few pictures were taken at FDR’s memorial. HUGE place! It was set up in four stages from his four terms. I forced Blaine to stand there despite the people around. : )It’s certainly a shame that his idea to give people purpose through work isn’t regarded today. (Did you catch ‘moral and spiritual gains’??) And we wonder why people are so angry and hateful and suicidal today . . . .Is that prophetic, or what??It was practically impossible to get pictures without people in them. Here, I actually put up my hand and asked a group of girls to wait. They were very kind.FDR’s funeral procession.View of the Jefferson from FDR.There was a view of the Washington Memorial too.Then it was on to Martin Luther King, Jr. It seems a bit strange until you read the side. Then you get it – the reason for the missing piece from the middle of that rock. . . .That’s one of his quotes.Can you tell the sun is setting? They told us the legs aren’t finished because his work isn’t done.The wall at MLK was very long and full of quotes from all over.I took this one at random because no one was standing there at the time.Sunset from MLK. That’s Jefferson across the pond. Beautiful!!By the time we got over to the Korean Veterans Memorial, it was just about full-on dark, making pictures nearly impossible with our phones. But what a remarkable place! The wall on the far side is quite long, and the images are all etched right into the marble!The wall represents all the people (and animals) involved and actively serving in the Korean War.The Lincoln Memorial at night!View of Washington from Lincoln.This is another one that would’ve been good to see in daylight. It’s the WWII Memorial. Very nice! The fountain sits between two large pillars that are opposite each other and are engraved with ‘Atlantic’ and ‘Pacific’ on them for the two oceans we fought on. The small pillars host the names of each state and territory.
