The White House Tour
Incredible furnishings and a chance to see a small portion of the house of the nations leaders.
The East Garden
there was a soccer goal at the left of the picture
There were many interesting historical photos of events throughout history
This original painting has hung in the White House since 1800.
Dolley Madison saved it when the British burned the White House in 1814.
The Green Room
The Red Room
The Blue Room
They ate dinner in the Blue Room just 2 nights ago.
(so, they actually use these rooms!)
I guess you could call it a 'Living Museum'
What a view!
And--the helicopter lands here on the lawn!
The State Dining Room
can seat up to 130 people for dinner.
The concert grand piano
donated by Steinway in 1938
our 'departure' view
Now we are finding our way along the Mall
for our Capitol tour.
We took a train to get from the Senator's offices to the Capitol building
This was the original train.
This in the basement, in the Visitor's Center.
It is directly under the rotunda (and we never got to see that part)
since the tour was shortened due to Elijah Cummings lying in State.
The star emblem at the bottom marks the tomb where
George Washington was to be buried, but he wished to be buried at Mount Vernon.
This bronze door was commissioned in 1904, completed in 1910,
but it was too large to use as designed.
Since the taxpayer dollars paid for it, it had to be on display.
Here it is.
"The door that goes nowhere"
😉
"Jello time" with Senator Mike Lee
I didn't know that Jello was the Utah State Snack!
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