My day in Washington didn't start off particularly great, being woken up by the mother of all thunderstorms about 6am. Everytime there was a big crash of thunder this same car alarm kept going off. After breakfast I considered my options how to get the 5 or so ks from my motel to Capitol and the White House. I decided on driving down there. After spending more than an hour getting lost and unable to find a parking spot I gave up and tried to get back to the motel... which took me nearly an hour. Totally frusted I returned to the motel to think of a new plan. In the end I decided to head to the Metro train system maybe 500 metres away. The train system in Washington is very good and frequent and in no time I found myself at Capitol. I noticed some of the police officers there carrying what looked like AK47s and riding around on motobikes but being as this is the heart of America I guess I could understand. Unfortuntely the thunderstoms returned later in the afternoon, making life intersting getting pictures of the White house. I wasn't bothered by the rain itself, it was a nice relief from the hot weather, but I wasn't keen on my cameras getting wet.
Capitol
Me standing in front of the Capitol Reflection pool
The Washington Monuement seen from half way down the National Mall
Capitol seen from half way down the National Mall
Squirrel!
The White House, taken through the fence while surround by other tourists and the secret service.
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