Washington D.C., History, Monuments and running out of Breath!

So I just spent the day walking around Washington D.C., looking at all the memorials and important buildings. I wish I had time to visit the Smithsonian museums however I arrived here at 5am and had to catch a bus to Norfolk, VA at 3:40pm. In that time I had to drop of my bags at a storage location situated a few miles from the bus station, however I bought a subway day-pass in order to make life easier!

The day was pretty relaxing, just walking around and grabbing food now and again whilst taking everything in. I visited the Capitol Building, the White House, the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial etc however out of everything I managed to fit in that day, Arlington National Cemetery had to be the memorable one. A vast landscape covered with pure white gravestones of fallen heroes and late veterans, governors and presidents. Among these were John F. Kennedy, a mass grave of 2,111 civil war victims and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - a tomb dedicated to all those U.S. Soldiers ever lost in battle but not identified. It is guarded round-the-clock by a guard rota, a position that is considered a great honor by those serving personnel who are given the opportunity.

Washington Monument from the Capitol Building

White House (Rear)

Looking down towards the Lincoln Memorial

Reflection Pool (drained) and Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial - Very Impressive

Civil War grave in Arlington National Cemetery

New Grave for another Veteran or fallen Soldier

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and its Guard

The switching of the guard is very impressive, I got it on film but I can't upload it so here is a YouTube video:

Off to Norfolk, VA now to spend some time with family in Kitty Hawk! Had a bit of a rush to collect my stuff from storage and get to the bus station, my own body weight and a few miles of jog/sprint!