random scribbles: DC day two

we went to see all the buildings, memorials and museums. so let the cam-whoring begin... (and yep, it doesn't help that i was having a bad hair day. watch out for the bush.)

an interesting tree with mugs dangling from its branches piqued our curiosity.

in all honesty, i don't remember the names of a few buildings that we visited. over here, all i know is that it's some library. and i may be wrong. the bush makes its first appearance!

ok now i'm stumped about this building. but it looks cool, plus it's situated at a nice open junction, hence the photo-op!

and on to the smithsonian museum. oh, dinosaurs! fossils! diamonds!

the dinosaur section is fronted by the eternal showdown between a triceratops and a t-rex. RAWR!

mr stegosaurus was only given a co-starring role. behind the two biggies.

oh, what sharp teeth you have there... i like to live dangerously.

which set of teeth are you looking at? edwin sizes up the megalosaurus jaws.

lots of bling bling for you there. to say i was green with envy is an understatement.

look at how it glitters! this is the topaz crystal for you.

egyptian sarcophagus!

the new members of the witness protection plan.

outside the white house, there were plenty of characters. i especially like this guy. "put a shameless liar behind bars". well said.

thumbs down for not letting us in.

the enthusiastic carolling caught my attention.
"...two imprisoned muslims and the department of homeland security..." went on in the background as we snapped our photos.

mr squirrel was busy showing off his nut(s).

the big memorial place, with a pond behind, remembering world war II.

outside the lincoln memorial...

and inside.

the korean war memorial.

for the last stop, we set foot on virginia soil to have a look at the iwojima memorial. from where i stood, it looked awesome. it was a fitting finale for a day of magnificent buildings, memorials and dinosaurs.