Memorial Walks

There’s so much to do and see in D.C. that it hardly leaves time for blogging!! After being in the city for a little over a month now, I think we’ve all fallen into the rhythm of living, working and sightseeing in the city. Springtime here is absolutely beautiful and I really enjoy being outside, something is always in bloom and for the most part, the sun is out.
One of the first weeks we were here, Scott, Katherin and I went out to the Washington Monument (which you can see from just about anywhere on Capitol Hill) and walked around to look at some of the other memorials. We did the “abbreviated” version of the tour de force of monuments in the area, Washington Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War and Vietnam War Memorials. While walking around the WWII memorial and looking at the various details in the homage to the 16 million members of the armed forces who served in the war, a woman approached us. This was woman was curious about Scott’s always present, Ohio State t-shirt, turns out she was an alumna! She was really excited about meeting us, and said she might be at some of the events--goes to show, Buckeyes are actually, everywhere.
All of the monuments are quite impressive, although to me, the most moving still is the Vietnam Memorial. The cool, black reflective stone creates a somber and meditative timbre that is hard to ignore when at the memorial. Though it was not my first time at the memorial, this time I learned that its architect, Maya Ying Lin (who’s from Athens, OH) won the competition for her design, but received a B+ for the project in her class.
LM