The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.

We planned our visit in early April hoping to see the Cherry Trees in bloom.  The trees are heavy with buds.  My guess is that we are in Washington, D.C. five to seven days early.  That's OK.  The weather is gorgeous... Sunny and in the sixties with a light breeze.






Eric & I, along with others,
walk along the Tidal Basin
toward the Thomas Jefferson 
Memorial.






On this beautiful day, it feels like everyone is out for a walk.  I do see the occasional group on bikes, the same style bikes and wearing the same colored helmets.  Groups are touring Washington, D.C. on bikes.

Rent a paddle boat & explore

the Tidal Basin.

The Jefferson Memorial
is surrounded by visitors.







Thomas Jefferson was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence.  He served as Ambassador to France from 1784 to 1789, Secretary of State from 1790 to 1793 and as Vice President in 1797 to 1801 and President from 1801 to 1809.

The Jefferson Memorial reminds
me of the Pantheon in Rome.

Thomas Jefferson loved to design buildings.  Besides designing his beloved Monticello, he designed the first buildings at the University of Virginia campus and the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.

Another couple shares
the photo of  statue of
Thomas Jefferson
with Eric.

The beginning of the second

paragraph of the Declaration

of Independence:

"We hold these truths to be

self-evident; that all men are

created  equal, that they are

endowed by their Creator with

certain inalienable rights, among

them these are life, liberty & the

pursuit of happiness....."

The view from the Jefferson Memorial...

The Tidal Basin, Washington Monument

& museums