Friday, December 28, 2012

Christmas Day

Brian's Family.  From left to right: Chris (Brian's Brother), Marsha (Brian's Mom), Glen (Brian's Dad), and Brian
The Boys.
 
Chris and Brian
Marsha and Glen

Sarah (Chris's Girlfriend) and I
Marsha and Glen
 
Chris and Sarah

 Brian and I

Christmas Eve at the National Chrismtas Tree

The National Christmas Tree.
National Tree with the Washington Monument in the background.
 Brian and I with the White House in the background.
Brian's brother Chris and his girlfriend Sarah.
 
 Train display and villages around the National Tree.
Brian and I in front on the Alabama state tree.
Brian and I at dinner at the house one night.
 
 The White House.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

National Postal Museum

The National Postal Museum was our last stop on our walking tour of D.C.  I have lots more pictures to post but I need to get some sleep so I can be up and alert at 3:45 am for the drive back to Alabama.  Stay tuned for more pictures!
 This is Mr. Zip.  He was the avertising when U.S.P.S. first came about.



The Supreme Court and Union Station

The Supreme Court building was under construction, but they had a drop sheet that had the Supreme Court building printed on the front of it.

 Union Station is a fully functioning train and Metro station.
 The Union Station Train Display.
 Union Station Christmas Tree.

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is a pretty building.


 Ceilings Throughout the building are the following pictures.





The Capitol




Botanical Gardens

Washington Monument
 Bear Tree
 The Capitol.
 Frog
 Bird
 Turtle
 I can't remember the name of this tree, but the yellow pods are where coco come from.

American Indian Museum

We didn't take the time to actually tour the American Indian Museum but we stopped in lunch the cafe for lunch.