Author Topic: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth  (Read 2514 times)

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Last weekend, while most people decided to take an excursion to watch some oiled up thong wearers under the lights, my woman and I decided to visit the capital of the greatest nation on Earth, Washington, DC. United States of America.

I highly recommend every citizen to make this trip. There is something very awe inspiring to see the nation from it's humble beginnings and grow to this juggernaut we have today.

Here are a few photos that we took around town.








This one is probably my favorite... I got a big panoramic of the WWII Memorial.

If you don't feel anything when you stand in front of some of these monuments, you're just not human.


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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 08:33:56 AM »
Not exactly a world heritage site, is it?

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 08:35:04 AM »
Not exactly a world heritage site, is it?

No, but there's a lot of history buffs around getbig... This is a group of very eclectic and interesting people.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 09:01:29 AM »
I am not trying to be a dick but .. are you from potato land or something? You need to get out more if you think DC is impressive.. in spite of what they taught you in the media there is life outside US haha

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 09:03:15 AM »
It's funny you post this, my wife and I were talking a out visiting DC the other day. Haven't been for any sight seeing type purpose since 5th grade. Looks like a cool weekend trip.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 09:14:03 AM »
I am not trying to be a dick but .. are you from potato land or something? You need to get out more if you think DC is impressive.. in spite of what they taught you in the media there is life outside US haha

I've been all over the world Sev... I just happened to visit DC over this past weekend.


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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 09:16:13 AM »
I went to DC last year during Memorial Day weekend.. it was awesome seeing everything. Before that I hadn't been there since I was like 9 and in boy scouts lol.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 09:16:41 AM »
I've been all over the world Sev... I just happened to visit DC over this past weekend.



Have you been to glorious country of Romania?

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 09:17:42 AM »
I've been all over the world Sev... I just happened to visit DC over this past weekend.


I didn't find DC impressive at all. I also got lost constantly driving trying to find where I was staying at :)

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 09:17:51 AM »
It's funny you post this, my wife and I were talking a out visiting DC the other day. Haven't been for any sight seeing type purpose since 5th grade. Looks like a cool weekend trip.

It's very cool.

I recommend taking at least 3 days or so... So take a Friday or a Monday off to get some of it in.

I hit the National Museums also... so if you don't want to do that, then a weekend is plenty of time.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2013, 09:23:09 AM »
I didn't find DC impressive at all. I also got lost constantly driving trying to find where I was staying at :)

Only a half-wit gypsy could get lost on a grid system street design.  You didn't find DC impressive because of your misguided belief that your shit hole country matters to anyone outside of it, it doesn't.

Carry on.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2013, 09:42:40 AM »
Last weekend, while most people decided to take an excursion to watch some oiled up thong wearers under the lights, my woman and I decided to visit the capital of the greatest nation on Earth, Washington, DC. United States of America.

I highly recommend every citizen to make this trip. There is something very awe inspiring to see the nation from it's humble beginnings and grow to this juggernaut we have today.

Here are a few photos that we took around town.



If memory serves, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Blacks were not allowed to attend. Always thought that was some kind of cosmic irony.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2013, 09:46:19 AM »
i'm surprised by an american being patriotic said the liar

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2013, 09:48:58 AM »
I heard DC has a lot of blacks, murders and AIDS.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2013, 09:50:13 AM »
Only a half-wit gypsy could get lost on a grid system street design.  You didn't find DC impressive because of your misguided belief that your shit hole country matters to anyone outside of it, it doesn't.

Carry on.
I have lived in US for 10 years also in Switzerland ... so I have plenty to compare it with. I loved US and there are many nice places. I just didn't find DC plesant at all.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2013, 09:54:27 AM »
Have you been to glorious country of Romania?

I have been to Bucharest... We have a Mobile Studio there.

If memory serves, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Blacks were not allowed to attend. Always thought that was some kind of cosmic irony.

My memory doesn't go back to 1922, but I suppose it's possible.

I didn't find DC impressive at all. I also got lost constantly driving trying to find where I was staying at :)

I do not drive in DC... It's pointless... Walk and take the Metro... That's the only way to travel in DC.

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2013, 10:35:54 AM »
I was in DC in January 2 weeks before the inauguration. My lasting impression of DC is that it's a controlled olive state. Cops, security & cameras EVERYWHERE. lots of yippies too

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2013, 11:00:30 AM »
Last weekend, while most people decided to take an excursion to watch some oiled up thong wearers under the lights, my woman and I decided to visit the capital of the greatest nation on Earth, Washington, DC. United States of America.

I highly recommend every citizen to make this trip. There is something very awe inspiring to see the nation from it's humble beginnings and grow to this juggernaut we have today.

Here are a few photos that we took around town.








This one is probably my favorite... I got a big panoramic of the WWII Memorial.

If you don't feel anything when you stand in front of some of these monuments, you're just not human.



This is cool, thanks for posting Tu!

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2013, 11:04:30 AM »
Did you see the House of the Temple by any chance?

That's something I definitely want to check out.













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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2013, 11:05:08 AM »
I found both air and space museums impressive (the one in D.C and the other one on the outskirts). Seeing the space shuttle, the Enola Gay, and an SR-71 is cool.

Of course, I've never been to the air and space museums in Romania -- those might be better.
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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2013, 11:06:11 AM »
Did you see the House of the Temple by any chance?

That's something I definitely want to check out.


I did not see it... I was checking out all of the national monuments, but I will put that on the list for the next time I'm in the area.


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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2013, 11:08:58 AM »
My wife just informed me we're going to France and Italy in June :-\

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2013, 11:09:59 AM »
If memory serves, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Blacks were not allowed to attend. Always thought that was some kind of cosmic irony.

Blacks were allowed to attend, but in a special area to the back and side of audience. There was quite a stir made about Robert Moton's speech, in which he was kind to Lincoln's memory, but still critical of race relations.  

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #23 on: March 06, 2013, 11:16:16 AM »
Blacks were allowed to attend, but in a special area to the back and side of audience. There was quite a stir made about Robert Moton's speech, in which he was kind to Lincoln's memory, but still critical of race relations.  
Ah, thanks BB. The old memory isn't what it used to be, if it ever was.    :-\

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Re: Some Sites around the Capital of the Greatest Nation on Earth
« Reply #24 on: March 06, 2013, 11:27:25 AM »
Ah, thanks BB. The old memory isn't what it used to be, if it ever was.    :-\

It's ok, in all honesty, I think if they could've gotten away with it, they would've excluded them. I tried to find a picture of the set up, but the only easily available pictures only show a few blacks as valets, etc...... at the event.