Monuments and Memorials at Night

On our second day in Washington DC we went on a tour called 'Monuments by Moonlight' that was run by Trollytours. It was maybe a bit pricey for us for a tour ($31.50 each even with the on-line reduced price) but in the end, with the luck of it being dry and having a clear night sky, it turned out to be worth it. The tour turned out to be pretty cool, there were very few of us on the tour on the night we took it (the night of the Superbowl). We took in a lot of the sights of Washington DC including a quick jaunt over the river into Arlington, Virginia to the Marine Corps War Memorial where we also got a great look back over the city.

I got a bit snap happy with my camera, here are some more of the photos I took of some of the more famous memorials and buildings that we saw:

The Capitol Building

The Jefferson Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

The Washington Monument reflecting in the Tidal Basin

One of many water features at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Abraham Lincoln Statue at the Lincoln Memorial

Carved Eagle at the Lincoln Memorial

Close up of the Abraham Lincoln Statue

Carved Words on the Wall of the Lincoln Memorial Building

Korean War Veterans Memorial - very eerie at night, these statues are bigger than your average human.

Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington

Marine Corps War Memorial - Up close

To finish off a nice ending to the day, our very informative driver was even kind enough to drop us home outside our hotel where we ordered in a late dinner of sandwiches from a diner.
Oh yeah, and if you're the only person in North America who didn't know, the New York Giants won the Superbowl - not that I care much about American Football (sorry!) but it was to prove helpful in filling some time the next Tuesday in New York.