Washington D.C. Downtown

New Moon on Memorial Day Eve.

The Capitol at night.

Dinner together.

Memorial Day celebrations at the Capitol.

The D.C. subway is claimed to be better than NYC subway. Let's see...

Pateling in front of the White House. Thanks to 'tight security', this is the closest we could get.

This intriguing structure outside one of the musuems caught the interest of the mechanical engineer in us. The whole thing is made of just a single flexible cable threaded through hundreds of pipes and is still structurally in a stable equilibrium as it stands.

The Washington Monument with the White House far in the background.

Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue.

Hope Diamond (45.52 carats) from India at the Natural History Museum.

(One of the world's most famous gems - renowned for its flawless clarity, rare deep blue color, and eventful history. It is surrounded by 16 white diamonds and suspended from a platinum chain bearing 46 more diamonds)