Things to See and Do in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area

There are many fun and interesting things to do in Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia. The region is truly a gold mine of things to experience. This blog offers information, ideas of things to see and do, history, fun facts and observations through photos. You also might find some adventures from the eyes of a resident and frequent tourist. If you can't find the information you are looking for, please try the blog's search feature for other posts. Thanks for stopping by!

Friday, October 3, 2014

Photos on Friday: Flashback to 2013 Government Shutdown

Usually for Photos on Friday I stick to travel themes or pretty and interesting things to see in the D.C. area, however, today as I was looking through my pics to see what I was doing this time last year and realized it was October and the federal government had been shut down during most of the month. We had family visiting from out of state at the time and there was not a lot to see and do (the rainy weather didn't help!).

We did travel downtown a couple of the days they were here to see what we could. I thought I'd share some photos of that day. After all, as my and I family realized, you never know what barriers (literally!) you can come across when traveling anywhere. But you make the best of it.

Barriers at the World War II Memorial

Demonstrators in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

I came across this sign when walking up towards the Washington Monument. This trash can seemed to 'speak' volumes that day downtown

2 comments:

Judith C EvansOctober 3, 2014 at 11:43 PM
That certainly was a tense time for the country. Your photos capture it well!
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Leigh GoesslOctober 6, 2014 at 5:20 AM
It sure was! Thanks Judith for your kind comment and for stopping by :)
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