June, 2016 - Washington DC

Its a really rainy day for doing much walking so Mary decided to sit in a covered boat and take a rainy cruise along the Potomac River.  Fortunately the rain let up quite a bit on the return. 
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The cruise passed many interesting and unknown buildings.  
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We also passed  (or could easily see) many well known monuments and buildings such as the Washington Monument,
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the Lincoln Memorial,
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the Jefferson Memorial,
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the Watergate Apartments,
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the Reagan International Airport
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the national cathedral (from a distance)
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and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
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After the cruise the weather was dry enough for walking around and seeing a few of the other buildings 
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and neighborhoods of the city.
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