Departure from Charlottesville came early this morning, at 7:30am, but this allowed enough time to be sure to make it into the heart of Washington DC despite the notorious traffic - reputedly the second worst in the nation - in time to visit the US Capitol.
After a short introductory movie tours are conducted by red-jacketed tour guides. The tours include a mixture of history & political procedures & ceremony, & of course pointing out the most famous parts of the huge capitol building such as the Rotunda...
...with its huge waiting illustrating the history of the Americas & statues of great Americans...
...& the so-called crypt, down underneath the Rotunda.
There was time for a great group photo on the stops of the Capitol, where so many politicians are interviewed on TV, then the group departed to the airport to be sure to make it through the Memorial Day weekend traffic on time.
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