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Sunrise from the plane.
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Ya gotta love a place called Burger Delite.
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This is probably good advice even when you aren't in a parking garage.
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The infamous (and ugly) Watergate Hotel.
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Is this giant white pretzel supposed to encourage me to eat here?
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The Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool.
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The Lincoln Memorial.
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Abe, side view.
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Pillar inside the Lincoln Memorial.
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Peeking around the column at Abe.
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Wall and reflection at the Korean War Memorial.
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Solider at the Korean Memorial.
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Wilted wreath at the Korean Memorial.
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Another view of the Korean Memorial.
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Sign at the Korean Memorial.
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Statue of soldiers near the Vietnam Wall.
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Flowers at the Wall.
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Wreath at the Wall.
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At the mid-point of the Wall.
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Statue honoring females in the Vietnam War.
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At the World War II Memorial.
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Fountain inside the WWII Memorial.
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Looking up inside the Atlantic side of the WWII Memorial.
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State columns at the WWII Memorial.
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The Atlantic side.
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Close-up of stars at the WWII Memorial.
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It says: "Here We Mark the Price of Freedom."
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Washington Monument seen through columns at the WWII Memorial.
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Proof I was actually there (and sweaty)!
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This one's for Bussey.
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At the Washington Monument.
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Flags ringing the Washington Monument.
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Flag, Washington Monument, sun.
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Good advice, as seen at the visitor's center at Arlington.
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Graves at Arlington.
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JFK's grave and eternal flame.
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RFK's grave.
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Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Another view of the graves at Arlington.
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Chinatown, on the way to Allison and Scott's.
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Red door in Chinatown.
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Allison and me on the roof of her building.
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Me and Mandy (check out the Capitol in the background!).
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Site of the most amazing meal of my life!
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A little bubbly to start the evening.
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First course: Tuna tartar.
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Mandy, Allison, and me at The Source.
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Allison and me (pose requested by Mandy!).
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Second course: Heirloom tomato salad with goat cheese.
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Third course: Suckling pig.
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Fourth course (my favorite): Tiny dumpling and some other really yummy seafood nibbles.
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Fifth course: Rockfish.
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Sixth course: I'm positive this is the lamb.
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Seventh course: Palate-cleansing coconut sorbet.
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Eighth course: Dessert! This was Allison's plate.
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Behind-the-scenes at The Source.
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Ooh, fancy going-out shoes!
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Outside the Smithsonian.
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National Archives. We didn't go in; the line was too long.
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The Hope Diamond.
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You don't have to ask me twice!
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German tourists carrying American flag umbrellas as a rainbow hangs over the Capitol. You can't make this stuff up!
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Statues in front of the Capitol.
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Mandy and me, self-portrait in front of the Capitol.
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Statue in front of the Capitol, alternate view.
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Yup, still the Capitol.
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One more shot of the Capitol.
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The White House.
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Mandy and me, self-portrait at G Dub's house.
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This guy was yelling at the unamused cops about the Iraq War.
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Crowd and cops at the White House.
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Washington Nationals night game.
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The crowd cheers on the Nats.
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The stadium at night.
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Mandy with a nuclear green Sno Cone!
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Leaving the stadium.
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Mandy at North Beach in Maryland.
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Bird and water in North Beach.
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Gulls in the water in North Beach.
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Pink building, blue sky: Looks like Florida, but it's Maryland!
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Morning in North Beach.
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Sign on the pier at North Beach.
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Do you hear that? No crabbing!
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Posing on the pier.
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Yup, I like signs.
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This guy was showing a tiny fish to those two very interested young boys.
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Buoys on a fence, North Beach.
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But we didn't see any.
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Me in the water, Breezy Point.
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Toes in the sand!
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Pedro just fits into this cubby.
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Old Town, Alexandria.
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I even like signs when they aren't near the water.
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Sunlight and sign.
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The port at Old Town.
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Trolley in Old Town.
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Fun sign in Old Town.
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Historic Alexandria, as the sign says.
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Crazy/creepy statue of The Awakening at National Harbor.
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Hand in the sky.
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Me with a giant foot.
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Mandy with a giant hand.
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Glass sailboat at the Westin hotel at National Harbor.
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Water taxi at National Harbor.
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