Vacation, Day 3 (a day late)

Yesterday, we went to Gettysburg. It's been ten years since we were there last and the Museum has really changed. The old Museum - across from the cementery where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address - is gone, and the new one is about 4x its size.

Not much has really changed on the battlefield - the roads have been repaved recently, but the audio driving tour has been expanded to include some individual stories as well as the overall movement of the battle during all three days.

I've got a lot of pictures from Gettysburg that I now have to identify where I took them. Thankfully, that can wait until I get home.

Vacation, Day 4

We're heading into DC proper today. We made reservations for a tour of the Capitol building, so that should be interesting.

I'll edit this with more information when I get the chance.

Edit: We toured the Capitol Building, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court today.

The Capitol Building Tour started from the Visitor Center, moved into the Rotunda, headed to the National Statuary Gallery (the old Senate Chamber), visited the Crypt directly below the Rotunda, and finished by returning to the Visitor Center. Access to the House and Senate chambers could be obtained by visiting your Congress members' offices. We skipped that.

Instead, we took the tunnel to the Library of Congress - the Jefferson Building. It's... wow. Just wow. I have over a hundred pictures of just the walls, ceilings, and floors in there. And since we didn't do an official tour, there are places I didn't get a chance to photograph. I saw my new motto there, too. "I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson.

After that, we crossed the street and headed to the Supreme Court. The relative simple elegance was a shock when compared to the opulence of the Library of Congress. The Court was primarily white marble, though the Courtroom itself is wood doors and red curtains.

Since we planned to meet someone for dinner, we headed out after touring the Supreme Court. It was a very interesting and fruitful day.