Christopher Adam's Photo Gallery

Trip to Washington, D.C. (July 31 - August 4, 2005)

The DC World War II memorial. This was one of the newer monuments in the US capital.

The White House, as viewed from the iron gates on Pennsylvania Ave. Unless you are an American and have contacted your congressional representative, you can't really get any closer than this.

The outside wall of the Amerindian museum, part of Washington's very impressive Smithsonian. On a brutally hot summer, hopping from one air-conditioned museum to another was just about the best activity around.

D.C.'s Botanical Gardens. It was so hot outside that even the steamy and humid gardens served as a good break from the heat outdoors.

The fresco inside the Capitol's  famous Rotunda

The American Congress. It took a while to get in and included waiting in line outside under the scorching sun. But is was worth the visit, as the congress is very much the centre of this rather grand and imperial capital.

One of the many chapels inside the National Shrine. It's well worth the visit and it's also near the John Paul II center, which is an interesting, high-tech, interactive cultural institution and museum.

The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is located about 15  minutes north of DC's central core, in a residential neighbourhood called Brookland, right next to the Catholic University of America. It's certainly a very imposing structure, built in the Byzantine style.

Main Page | Photo Gallery Index