I spent the day in Washington DC and boy do my paws ache now. It was really hot, not good weather for a black dog to be a tourist. The pond in the middle of the World War II memorial was so inviting but it would have been disrespectful to dive in and do a couple of laps.
I walked the length of the National Mall stopping at every tree and fire hydrant within lead reach. I wasn't allowed to cock my leg against the Washington monument, the Lincoln memorial or the war memorials (not that I would of course). The World War II and Vietnam memorials were very sobering. It doesn't show up very well on the photos but the 'field of stars' wall contains 4000 gold stars, each one presenting 100 soldiers who died during WWII, that's 400,000! The Vietnam memorial is totally different. It's a sweeping granite wall with the name of every solder killed or missing in action engraved on it: 58, 261 soldiers.
I went by the White House to see if Bo was home. He's the Obamas four legged friend. There was no sign of him though, not even a forgotten poo on the lawn. I tried woofing for him but he clearly doesn't understand an English bark. The secret service guys weren't too impressed though.
Enjoy the photo's.
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