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| Capitol Hill
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| The Capitol's dome. I'm guessing this view is from the north-west.
| The Summer House, a small hexagonal building hidden near some trees by
the Capitol's lawn.
| A grotto visible from inside the summer house. The summer house stunk
of stagnant water.
| Another view of the Capitol. This one I'm sure is from the north-west.
Also note the perfect tone of the sky.
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| A 180-degree panorama of the Capitol's reflecting pool, with the
Washington Monument in the background, taken shortly before sunset (a
good feature, as this panorama mainly looks west). The center of this
image is fairly nice; you can look at the full-sized image and scroll to
the middle or view that source
image directly.
| The Capitol as seen from the west with the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in
the foreground.
| Yet another Capitol shot, perhaps the best of the bunch because the
building's architecture is visible straight-on, unobstructed. I think
the crowd on the left steps is a nice touch. I also like the rows of
planters and rows of lamps.
| The U.S. Botanic Garden and its glass skylight, with the James A.
Garfield Monument in the foreground.
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| A better look at the U.S. Botanic Garden, taken from the outside section
(known as the National Garden).
| Bartholdi fountain was created by Bartholdi, the designer of the Statue
of Liberty. This park was built in his honor.
| I forget the name of this type of plant. If you know, tell me!
Regardless, it has vibrant colors. (Is it one of those plants whose
colors depend on the pH of the soil?)
| Novel bollards in the plaza in front of the Department of Health and
Human Services building. It's a neat look.
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| These bollards actually do direct traffic. Judging by the mini traffic
light and the metal bollards that sink into the ground, I stood in a
driveway while taking this picture.
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| Dinner at Old Siam
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| We ate dinner at The Old Siam.
| I drank a mojito that tasted more like a soda than it should've. There
wasn't much mint.
| Chicken curry puffs. The chicken in the middle was good. The puffs
weren't greasy, though there was lots of wonton wrapper.
| Pad thai. Acceptable. Slightly oily said my dad.
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| Roasted duck curry. Acceptable as well. Medium spicy, maybe mild.
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| Fodder for Panorama of Mall from Hirshhorn Museum
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| Fodder for Panorama of Union Station
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