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| The National Mall truly is a public space. It's common to see people running, playing soccer or flying kites. Now yoga...that was a surprise. In the foreground is Lexie, a student from class, taking part in some "downward dog." |
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| The Korean War Memorial is a favorite of many visitors. It is designed to make the viewer feel a part of the group of soldiers. |
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| The White House is often tough to get close to, but every once and awhile you get lucky enough to snap a good photo. |
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| The reflecting pool is finally back in business! |
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| A gift from Japan, the 3000 + cherry trees are almost as celebrated as the national monuments. |
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| While visiting the WWII memorial, a group of students had a discussion with this father/son pair of veterans, one from WWII and the other from Vietnam. |
Yes I partook in the big yoga session. I was curious as to why a group that big had gathered for it though on that certain day or maybe they do it every Saturday? Interesting to think about. --Lexi Bohan
ReplyDeleteGreat day! There were some interesting sights to see during the parade. -Nichole
ReplyDeleteI couldn't understand why they had tweety bird or the Disney channel girl performing.. Guess there's still something's I don't know about the annual festival. --Lexi
DeleteThe parade was cool, but it made the mall kinda crowded. I kinda wish we would have done it with fewer people around.
DeleteRobert Hayes
Lexi, that is the joy of the USA -- the diversity. This is not only in the cultures that are living in our country, but also in the entertainment that represents the people!
DeleteI couldn't believe how big that yoga class was it really shows how so many people can show intrest in the same thing and have no disputations that in its self represents America! - Nick Parsells
Deleteit was really interesting. i havent seen a yoga class in my life especially on the grass. The pried was interesting. it had a diverse culture in it. nice stautes in the korian memorial.
ReplyDeleteThe Korean Memorial was my favorite I saw that day. All of the detail that went into the wall behind the statues is unbelievable.
Delete-Erin
The Korean Memorial was more than just statues. You could really get the feel of just some of the things these men experienced. I was also happy to see that on the reflecting wall there were actual images of women nurses.
DeleteCrystal Gordon
The mall was really unique. Each piece told its own story. Having the parade going on was something special. Being able to reflect at each site and see how far we have come as a country was awe inspiring.
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It was nice seeing the mall during the day but I thought it was much more powerful seeing all of the monuments at night. It was neat to have the parade going on while we were walking around, it really added to the character of the city.
DeleteMaggie Thomason
I like that you said each piece told its story, as I was walking through the mall and to each separate monument I was greeted by a different emotional. This emotional wasn't always positive per-say, like at the Lincoln when I actually felt remorse for how people conducted themselves here (this was especially apparent during our night visit) it seemed more like a water fountain in a mall than a bigger than life homage to one of the greatest presidents in American history. But then on the flip side seeing the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial which was almost vacant and being able to get up close and see the intricate carving for the features and the dramatic lighting. I was overwhelmed with a feeling of gratitude that this man was alive and contributed to history in such a big way.
DeleteBryan Schottman
I loved that the parade was going on and it was so crowded, it really gave me a feel for the city and how many people are constantly traveling there. The WWII and Korean Memorials were my favorite of the day, and they both had totally different feels to them. I agre that everything told its own story, and in such an inspiring way.
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ReplyDeleteI was honored to be in the presence of these two Veterans. As Susan and I toured the WWII Memorial, we came accross these two gentlemen: a father- a WWII veteran and son- a Vietnam veteran. After taking their picture, we thanked them both for their service and the gentleman in the wheelchair replied "no problem sweetie!" Everyone that crossed their path shouted out "thank you for your service" and they simply replied with a "no problem!" Rolanda Price
ReplyDeleteI think the picture of the father and son is has a deep emotional pull that goes with it and I am pretty jealous I didn't get to talk to them in person. I traveled to both of these monuments starting first at WWII and then at the Vietnam. My reaction couldn't have been more different, at the WWII I immediately found Kansas took a bunch of pictures and was left with a very proud and patriotic feeling. Then at the Vietnam (the memorial I was most excited to see on the trip) I was kind of left numb, I dissected the statue from the top sun bleached marble of the wall to the newly engraved name slightly off colored to the others. But I didn't have an emotional tug positive or negative, I wanted to feel that sadness and remorse that most experience but they all just felt like names to people that I didn't know. I took only one photo at Vietnam compared to the ten I took at WWII. I wish I would have been alive during Vietnam because the monument is much more personal that anything else on the mall.
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My favorite part of this day was seeing the Vietnam memorial. I did my presentation on this memorial seeing it in person I could see why people disagreed with the whole thing. However I liked the memorial I think it represented the war and then loss out country had. - Nick Parsells
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