in the Capital

I think this poster is really cute!

Unfortunately I didn't get to see the charismatic Mr Obama, but still, I was in

At the Washington D.C. station where statues protect the capital.

First stop: food in our hotel! Interestingly, the restaurant in Hyatt is called Article One.

Article One of the U.S. Constitution states, erm.. nah forget it, it's too long. Basically about the legislative powers. If you are interested, you can find it here.

As for me, I was more interested in the awesome key lime pie with oreo crust. Happiness to be eating yummy food and not worry about statutes for once.

Then off we went for our US history lesson!

The first building we meet is the Russell Senate Office Building. Built between 1903-1908, it is the oldest of the Senate office buildings.

Next up, how can two lawyers (I mean one lawyer and one pupil :p) go to the capital of US and not see the US Supreme Court?

Equal justice under law :)

The CAPITOL

The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. It has housed the meeting chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives for almost two centuries. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored; today, it stands as a monument not only to its builders but also to the American people and their government.

The Smithsonian! We were only interested in the Natural History Museum so tada! Biggy elephant and dinosaurs!

Do I look like the sort who likes dinosaurs? I was only at the Natural History Museum for one reason and one reason only ;)

The Hope Diamond is a large, 45.52 carats (9.10 g), fancy deep-blue diamond. The Hope Diamond is blue to the naked eye because of trace amounts of boron within its crystal structure, but it exhibits red phosphorescence under UV light. It is famous for supposedly being cursed. So mysterious and scary right? Perhaps that's what makes it more beautiful and enigmatic.

Next up,

The Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is a large, tall, sand-colored obelisk. It was constructed to commemorate the first U.S. president, George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk in height standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m).

The Washington Monument reflection can be seen in the aptly named Reflecting Pool, a rectangular pool extending to the west toward the Lincoln Memorial. So it's supposed to look like that.

Unfortunately we didn't have the fortune to do that because it was Memorial Day weekend and the area was closed to prepare for some concert the next day. So we just took silly photos with it.

Pretty flowers dyed state colours line the paths of D.C.

Ronald Reagan building

Department of Commerce

and oops who do I meet?

Mr Squirrel! Who was really cute until he started chasing me. Then I went running! haha...

Finally, the White House!

Ok this is the back of the White House.

The Eisenhower building. Looks like every president has their own building in D.C.

The Washington Monument again taken from the other side.

Yay helicopter!!!

And the White House from the front. We walked forever to get there because my stupid boyfriend told me to walk the wrong way. I nearly wanted to give up but how embarrassing will it be to tell people that you have been to D.C. but were too tired to walk to the White House? :p

Not sure if you noticed, but the sky is exceptionally blue and beautiful in D.C.. I never realised it when I was there because I didn't really bother looking up (who does?). It was only after looking through my photos did I realise the photos from D.C. look the best precisely because of the bright, beautiful blue sky, spared the sore sight of tall buildings like NYC where you just don't know where you are going and only street signs direct you. I love walking in D.C.; it is so peaceful and calming. Perhaps it's because there is an inexplicable comfort knowing that this place is well protected. Or maybe it's just that there is no mad rush here coz there's just no shopping. HAHA...