Day 1 in Washington D.C. – Arlington Cemetery

Only spent a couple hours in Arlington due to the rain and getting there later than expected, but here are a few pictures I took when the rain finally let up a little.

The entrance to the cemetery also includes the Women’s Memorial on the left side.

 

 

 

 

The seal over the memorial above.  I HAD to take a picture of it.

 

 

 

 

This is looking for the entrance memorial above back to DC.  You can see the rear of the Lincoln Memorial.

 

 

 

 

I zoomed in for a better view of the bridge and the Lincoln Memorial.  I love this city!

 

 

 

 

Another shot of the entrance memorial.  You can see the Lee-Curtis House above.  Just gorgeous.

 

 

 

 

A plane flying into the Reagan Airport right above the Lincoln Memorial as seen from Arlington Cemetery.

 

 

 

 

One of the seals on the doors to the cemetery.

 

 

 

 

These two pictures speak for themselves.  Real American Heroes.

 

 

 

 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

 

 

 

 

Engraving on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

“Here Rests In Honored Glory, An American Soldier, Known But To God”

 

 

 

I’ll be heading back into DC tomorrow and spending all day doing the tourist thing.  More pictures to come and hopefully I’ll have the chance to make it back into Arlington to take more pictures.