east coast galore: washington, d.c.- girl scouts trip- part I

please please please, don't be mad at me.  too late, i already am. i know, it's AUGUST for pete's sake, and i have yet to post D.C. pictures. yeah, way to go elena. and all those filler-posts that are supposedly supposed to make you hang on in there and keep on reading this blog, well, those are being put aside to no avail! hooray, it's about time! and i know you just wanna get your hands on those photos, so i'll waste no time. here ya go folks, part I of the east coast saga.

day 1- july 7- fly into BWI 

yay! WE'RE IN D.C. BABY! 

day 2- july 8- capitol, library of congres, supreme court, air&space museum(smithsonian)

the metro station- our method of transportation for the whole trip.

...now this folks, is the capitol. 

inside said building

"bathroom anyone?" -(above) us waiting

waddacutie(:

library of congress

supreme court

INSIDE the supreme court

air & space museum

look familar? (hint: from a movie perhaps...??)

posin' with amelia earhart

nice smile, al. 

AHHH!!! too... heavy...

"mind if we take a quick photo with ya?" 

-no response-

day 3- july 9- white house, american art museum (smithsonian), ford's theater, national archives

just any ol' street

we even met the pres!

those stinky people who banned tourists from taking pictures from the front side of the white house...

american art museum!

*poke poke poke*

wala!

ford's theater (a.k.a. the place lincoln got assasinated)

national archives

day 4- july 10- clara barton house, national cathedral, canal ride, american art museum

clara barton house (a.k.a. the founder of the american red cross)

national cathedral

everyone, looky here!

breathtaking.

stunning.

enough said. 

the canal ride 

the boat ride was pulled by donkeys.

these ones ---^

sleepiness has overcome us.

a trip back to the american art museum // we just couldn't get enough of it. 

a georgia o'keefe original. jealous?

'copycats!'

posing, once again.

OMGG i'm in a donut!

'lady liberty, lady liberty!'

day 5- july 11- holocaust museum, arlingtion national cemetary, lincoln monument, kennedy center symphony, twilight tour of D.C.

holocaust museum-- note: for your own good, there will be no gory visuals. they will just stay forever cemented in my mind.

about to enter one of the exhibits (holocaust)

arlington national cemetary

tomb of the unknown soldier

just LOOKING at them made me hot. i mean, they were wearing thick coats in 100 degree+ weather! 

some part of the arlington national cemetary.

inside the kennedy center for the sympony

chillaxin'

twilight tour--

view of the capitol

stunning view of the lincoln memorial at twilight

'OHHH LOOK IT'S THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT!'

see us up there?

'the church barack obama goes to'

entering chinatown

why hello there!

day 6- july 12- bureau of engraving and printing, constitution gardens, jefferson memoreial, korean war, vietnam veteran's, national history (smithsonian)

guess where we are!

'money, money, money. must be funny. in a rich man's world...'

i'm worth $1,491,200.

$$$

constitution gardens? or is it the botanical gardens? HISTORY CLASS: fail.

whatever the case, there was a hose there. and it was our lifesaver. 

slowly dying from the heat.

jefferson memorial

posin' with mr. statue

uhhh...

smiles(:

(metro station) FIYA POWA!

vietnam memorial

the hanguk flag

ally... once again.

WWI memorial

*takes picture*

washington monument

woah.

view of the capitol from inside the washington monument.

just another day leanin' on the monument...

lincoln memorial

taking a picture with ol' abe

too...many...memorials...today...

natural history museum

dum dum + ally

over here guys!

classic

cave-women

AHHHH.

ohhhh!  it's the dinosaur!

the allys (yes, same spelling)

a picture of... ???

and now, everybody, the hope diamond!!!

*looks at diamond*

dissapointment.

day 7- july 13- american history (smithsonian), fredrick douglass NHS, more smithsonian museums

american history museum.

future president. in my dreams.

wizard of oz-  dorothy's ruby red slippers.

julia child's kitchen *squeals*

row, row, row your boat

yeah, i guess i kinda like him.

rawr!

failing at attempting to look sad. 

everyone: pose for the paparazzi!

ally: uhh...

uuuhhhgggg....

pretty flag

you got a little something in your nose, sir.

apollo ohno's skates. ally is internally screaming for joy.

fredrick douglass house

the house guards.

the house

inside...the house.

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extreme epicness is what i'd call it.  

{end of part I}