My Washington, D.C. Trip
2016
The Jefferson Memorial
- The purpose o f the memorial is to honor our 3rd president of the united states
- The construction began in 1939 and ended in 1943
- The bronze statue of Jefferson was not added until 1949
The Lincoln Memorial
- The purpose of the Lincoln memorial is to honor our 16th president of the united states
- The Lincoln memorial was built in 1922
Iwo Jima
- It represents all of the marine that have passed in war
- it is the design of 5 marines and 1 naval corpsman holding a american flag marking Americas territory
The Korean War memorial
- It honors all of the people that have died in the Korean war
The Capitol building
- The purpose of the capitol is it holds the house of representatives and 2 senate members.
- I learned that the capitol is very powerful place
Smithsonian natural history museum
- The museum is very organized
- I like the evolution exhibit
Smithsonian air and space museum
- The museum is set up very nice
- My favorite exhibit is going inside the spaceship
Tomb of the unknown soldier
- The ceremony was for the unidentified soldiers
The Kennedy gravesite
- The visit was very quiet
The White House
- The white house is the presidents palace
- It is used to hold the president and his/her family
The Smithsonian national Zoo
- 3001 Connecticut ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
- You can find all different kinds of animals their from fish to lions
- My favorite animal was the panda
Our Travel
- On the bus we took naps and played games
- our driver was a very nice person he treated us very nicely
- our group worked very well together
- The hotel room was very nice and we kept it that way
- The rest areas were very nice and had great food
The hotel
- The hotel was very nice and had an excellent breakfast
The cruise
- The ship itself was very beautiful
- They played modern music and we danced and had so much fun
- The dinner was fantastic
- The river was beautiful with the moon reflecting on it
The Washington monument
- The Washington monument stands for George Washington
- It was created to tribute to George Washington´s military leadership