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Here are some of the famous monuments.

Washington Monument.

Lincoln Memorial.

The Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot.

The Hubble Telescope.

One of the Apollo Crafts.

I went to the Holocaust Museum – Chilling. Here is one of the carriages. “As many as 100 victims were packed into a single car. … Frequently, the trains halted for hours or days at a time on side tracks or in stations along the way.”

The Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court.

Some photos from the Empire State Building – not a bad view!

I went to Madame Tussauds in Washington which displayed all of the Presidents. Here are some …

I went to another car show with an amazing selection. Here are some …

This was my ride to the carshow  –  a1933 Packard

Another Packard – this time a 1932.

1926 Rolls Royce

1931 Cadillac

1924 Sayers and Scovill

And a modern one to finish – a 2011 Ferrari Italia 458

I was very fortunate to get a tour inside this address. Unfortunately, photos inside were not allowed.

The Jefferson Memorial

President Kennedy’s grave at Arlington Cemetery

Feel like some of these myself at times . . .

Some photos from the Air and Space Museum.

The Blackbird Stealth Bomber

The Space Shuttle Enterprise.

I’m in Florida at the moment for a conference. This is the view from my hotel room, and I had anticipated going for a swim in the afternoon. Unfortunately, about an hour after this there was a tornado warning with an amazing thunder and lightening storm. That’ll teach me for being smug about an afternoon swim.

We were very fortunate to have our Grandmaster from Australia visit. It always amazes me to watch someone gifted in taking people from where they are to a skill level beyond what they think they could achieve in only a few hours – pure leadership.