January 25, 2010
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Last night, we drove into DC to have dinner with one of Phil’s childhood friends and her mom (another good family friend). We had to drive down to Capitol Hill (in the southeast quadrant of the city). It was raining and I wouldn’t have wanted to go out had we not been meeting anyone and then we turned down Pennsylvania Avenue. Many of the avenues in DC are grandiose French style avenues and that is especially true in the case of Pennsylvania Avenue. It is a grand avenue. Wide and gorgeous, it courses between the White House and the Capitol. The view towards the Capitol is stunning no matter what time of day you look but it is especially impressive at night and even more so in a steady rain.
I let out an audible gasp as we turned onto the avenue. The Architect look over at me quizically as I pointed out how gorgeous the Capitol looked. It was really a sight to behold.
I love living in an area that even after living here for so long still manages to take my breath away.
(59. Something honoring the landscape you love best. Mode of creation open. ( 3 pts) )
Comments (15)
No pictures??
Next time you are in town, VISIT!
It does look beautiful lit up at night Meg from what tv has shown before . I think you captured that nicely in your writing !
L’Enfant did a lovely job, didn’t he?
There are some impressive vistas of the capital. One of my favorites is the view down the hill from the Iwo Jima Memorial – it is a straight on shot of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Memorial, and the Capitol.
I remember coming back to D.C. after two years and driving by the national monument and it still took my breath away.
Dear Meg,
I would so love to see Pennsylvania Ave., (and the Smithsonian, and the Capitol, etc. etc.) before I kick the bucket. Hopefully, my latest five year plan to get out of debt by the time I’m 60 (in 2013) and start traveling will come true.
Re: Confessions poem below. I read one Xangan who confessed that she was an “introvert” and I commented that she seems to be all over the place, commenting on the blogs of so many, how could she think of herself as an introvert?
I guess in “real life” she’s quite afraid of social interaction, and blogging is somewhat ‘anonymous” if you want it to be.
Me, I’m the kind of person who can walk into a room full of strangers and everyone knows me by the time I leave, and I know everyone’s name.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
I wish I still lived up north
When I went to DC a few weeks ago it was great! I might be coming back soon cause last time was a blast 
Cool. DC would be a neat place to visit, it sounds like.
Question: what is this scavenger hunt that I see people doing?
I love the way the Capitol Biilding looks when you turn in to that street and head for the Hilton. May be that hotel has changed its name now. I am talking of mid eighties.
@Roadlesstaken - No, we were in a moving car which isn’t any good for taking pictures.
@Scrooge0 - We should have dinner or something sometime! You’re so close!
@American_woman_USA - Thanks!
@christao408 - Indeed. That was some good city planning on his part
@Redshirte - Even though I’m over in Rosslyn now, I haven’t walked over to see that memorial. I should. I could go during lunch but not when it’s so cold!!!
@STUDNET - It is awesome!
@baldmike2004 - DC is definitely worth a trip. There is so much to do here!
@B1ANCACACA - It is a fun place!
@ViveFLIP - MoonCatBlue started it. This is the second scavenger hunt she’s done. I believe this one started in December.
@ZSA_MD - I think that same Hilton is still there. I think I’ve been to a conference there before…
We spent last August in Maryland. Stayed in DuPont Circle for a while. One awfully hot and humid night I dropped off the family at the hotel except for the boys. I took them for a late night walk around the White House. I had parking off of F Street on the west side of the Old Executive Building. There was very little traffic at that time. The buildings were well lighted but without the spotlights. The White House was softly glowed in the summer night. Other than the two uniformed Secret Service agents posted curbside on Pennsylvania, we seemingly had the place to ourselves. The boys were very impressed but soon became exhausted. I could have walked all night! –BTB
@buildthebridge - When my family lived a bit closer to DC, my dad would take any guests down to DC at night just to look at monuments. I think the monuments are about 100 times prettier all lit up at night than they are during the day. Also, there’s a lot less people out and about so you get a much better view of the various monuments.
I feel the same way when I visit home/DC.
very cool..I love seeing that too…..i need to get back there