Tours of WDC buildings

Today was tour day for us. We got up early (5:30am) and got to the Metro by 7:00am. It was then off to the Library of  Congress where we started our day with a great hour and a half tour.

The Library of Congress is an amazing place. It opened in 1897 and houses some 155 million documents (not all in this building).

The interior is spectacular with paintings and statues everywhere you look. It's a magnificent place with a long history. We saw the Jefferson library that houses books purchased from Thomas Jefferson.






We were fortunate to have our Representative, Ami Bera, provide tour tickets so it was off to his office where we met his staff and one of the interns gave us a personal tour of the Capitol. The highlight was a visit to the House chamber where nothing was going on but it was great to see the place where the state of the union address is delivered.

It was a short walk to our tour of the Supreme Court. We were treated to a half hour lecture on the court and it's role in Government.

I just had to throw this in...... Sharleen is sitting at the desk of Ami Bera our Representative in the house. She looks like it's a good fit and I could be her "staffer"
Our week in WDC has gone by quickly and tomorrow it's off to Charlottsville for some more looking. More from there.