We went to the Smithsonian (mostly Air and Space) on our last day of DC.
Look, it's an Easter Island statue! "Dum dum bring me gum gum? Uh oh... Dum dum better run run... from Attila the Hun Hun!"
Tintin was in awe.... He was busy staring up at Mr. Easter Island when a little kid came up and snatched him! Luckily Mom-Lady the super hero/bug killer or the century swooped in and scooped Tintin up before the little kid could run off.
Look! It's the X-FLR6! Painted black and white instead of red and white....
Only this "rocket" wasn't made by Professor Calculas....
In reality, this is a V-2 - A Vengence Weapon 2. It was a German missile used in WW2. Germany launched 3000 V-2's on it's enemies during the Second World War.
Some random pictures from Air and Space:
This also made me think of Tintin:
See the floating food?
And this is where the astronauts would take a shower....
This made me think of Star Wars (it looks like something Han Solo would say)
Look! It's VGER! Or, in normal English, for you non-Trekkies, Voyager!
And in the gift shop? THE ENTERPRISE!! =D
They also has Spock ears but I didn't get any. Pity, I could have worn them to youth group.
After Air and Space we walked over to American History to see the hall of First Ladies' Fashions.
On the way there we saw the White Tree of Gondor:
Before going into the Hall of First Ladies, we went into the music hall. They had three Stradivarius violins.... It saddened me to see them behind glass instead of being played. On the way out, we saw a sign that said they were played, which is good. Instruments are made to be played.
After the Hall of First Ladies (sorry, no pictures) we looked at a GIANT doll house! It was very cool. We used to have one like it on display at our library.
Then we headed over to the Iwo Jima memorial statue.
We didn't just come to see the statue though.... We came to hear the Marine Band play! They do concerts here every Tuesday evening throughout the summer. My word... it was amazing. I thought I would never say it, but after the concert I asked my mom, "Can you put me in school so I can join marching band?"
I video taped much of the concert. Here is "Stars and Stripes." No other song is short enough to post, sadly.
After the band played, soldiers came marching in. One platoon did silent drilling. Many complex movements including throwing guns - with bayonettes attached! - from one to another. All without orders... It was all memorizied. It was very impressive.
Here are some pictures from the best concert I have ever been to:
It was amazing. DC sure sent us off with a bang!
