Alysa and Mitch's RV trip, DC

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May 15, 2004 14:06:38
In my opinion this room (the old House meeting room) is much too cluttered with statues. They're fine - just too many in one place.

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May 15, 2004 14:07:06

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May 15, 2004 14:08:15

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May 15, 2004 14:23:09
Large statue of Lincoln. His son apparently found this to be his best likeness of all statues of his father. The sculpture intentionally didn't create a left ear for Lincoln, representing his life cut short.

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May 15, 2004 14:30:27
Mock-up of how the Capitol will look after the addition of a new "visitor's center."

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May 15, 2004 14:37:11
Inside the Capitol, this is the old Supreme Court courtroom, used prior to the construction of the current building.

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May 15, 2004 14:40:42
We accidentally came across a storage area, containing several tabels and chairs. One chair had this note.

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May 15, 2004 14:40:46

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May 15, 2004 14:41:10

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May 15, 2004 14:41:10
Sign says "Please do not remove this senate dining room furniture. Thank you." I thought this was a great find, as it was nearly the only evidence of this as a working building. The tour groups are kept very separate from most real offices.

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May 15, 2004 14:45:48

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May 15, 2004 14:50:01
Exiting the Capitol, looking outward.