We tried to view the Vietnam Memorial on our first day in DC but it was so crowded. The rally crowd overflowed into everything. Instead we ventured back a couple of days later. We didn't get very good pictures as it seemed rude to photograph the wall up close. There were several people there tracing names and it was surreal to take in all of the names.
We also ventured to the Korean War memorial. I don't know much about the Korean War (honestly, I didn't even know its memorial existed) but its memorial was the most gripping.
The lifesize statues were incredible. You felt like you were right in the middle of the battle. The details on the statues were amazing. The sculptor captured every emotion perfectly. We didn't get to do a moonlight tour of the monuments (for reasons I'll discuss later) but I told Dave that there was no way I was coming to this monument at night. 
One of my priorities for the trip was to see the World War II monument. I've done extensive research and reading about World War II and have always wanted to see the memorial. The sheer size of the memorial was impressive. It wasn't near as gripping as the Vietnam Wall or the Korean Memorial but it was a beautiful place to sit and reflect on our nation's history.
Once again, the number of people made it difficult to get decent photos, but the positioning of the memorial to catch the Washington Monument behind was beautiful.
No comments:
Post a Comment