Back in Beautiful D.C.

Yesterday we took the long drive back to Washington from New York. It took us about 6 hours with the stops and traffic. We arrived around 7 and it felt like coming home. We sat outside on my aunt's balcony and had a few drinks before getting all dressed up for a night on the the town.

Before heading for "hot and happening" U Street, we decided to go and have a look at the monuments at night and we were not disappointed. It was absolutely amazing.

These are the most beautiful monuments in Washington in my opinion: The Washington Monument on one side and the Lincoln Memorial on the other, with the reflecting pool in the middle. From certain angles you can see The Capitol just behind the Washington Memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial is housed in a Grecian style temple. On the stairs of this monument Martin Luther King Jr stood and made his "I Have A Dream Speech" facing towards the Washington Memorial and The Capitol.

The back of the temple inside which Lincoln sits.

The partying in U street is really cool, the only problem with D.C. is that all the clubs and bars close at 3h00. So we only left the memorials after 00h00. When we arrived in U street the vibe was amazing, but around 2h00 things started to die down just as we were getting into the swing of things. Nevertheless, it was a very good evening and we've decided that tonight we have to get a bit of an earlier start.