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Washington DC, USA (19th-23rd July 2009)

Flight No: CX830/CX831 (HKG-JFK-HKG)
Date: 19th - 23rd Jul 2009
Flying Hours: 15 hours 40 mins
(GMT -0400)

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a federal district, distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital. The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are located in the District, as are many of the nation's monuments and museums. Washington, D.C., hosts 174 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The headquarters of other institutions such as trade unions, lobbying groups, and professional associations are also located in the District.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.

This is my 2nd time to New York and this time I went to the capital of US, Washington DC.
My itinerary:
New York Chinatown >
New Jersey >
Philadelphia >
Pennsylvania >
Baltimore, Maryland >
Virginia >
Washington DC
at Eric's house

Steamed Lobster and my favorite Pastain the no.6 Subway to China Town

I had my breakfast at McD before heading off to Washington, Deluxe Breakfast at USD8.49You can get a FREE hot mocha every Monday from 7am onwards

First stop at United States Mint, PhiladelphiaLiberty Bell
Baltimore, Maryland
National Museum of National History

Jefferson Memorial

Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Remember this statue of Lincoln in the movie Night at the Museum 2? He came back to live at night
I asked for a picture with the 2 guards at the Lincoln MemorialVietnam Veterans Memorial
The National Christmas Tree, the US president will light up the tree every year during Christmas White House
Congress Hall National Air and Space Museum
the first lady pilot in US
9 planets in our universe
Madame Tussauds Washington DC I am the president Johnny Depp
Will Smith Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Jeniffer Lopez Tyra Banks, love her so much Abraham Lincoln Knew this 2 friends from China during my Washington DC Tour