Thursday, August 2, 2007

Corridors of power


DC is full of odd looking statues like this
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The US Treasury
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The White House
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The permanent picket outside White House - who knows which side they are on ?
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The monument to T. Kosciuszko - who fought for the Poles against the Russian Empire, and for the Americans against the British Empire.
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Street colors in DC
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The Voice of America - the most heard radio channel of the 20th century after BBC
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Crowds flock to pay their last respects to Gerald Ford - lying in state at the Capitol
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The Capitol from across the pool
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The Capitol
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All 5 of us, and the Capitol minus the spire
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In front of the capitol : Rhittik, Paddy and Ambarish
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The National Mall


And straight on to Washington ...
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The National Mall
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The Capitol from the Mall
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National Gallery of Art
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The Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building, with the National Mall Carousel in front
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The Smithsonian Castle in silhouette
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The Smithsonian Castle
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The memorials


Rhittik in front of the Washington Monument
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Roosting time
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The capitol from Washington Monument
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The White House from Washington Monument
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The WWII Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument
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Ambarish taking a steam bath
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