We got out of the apartment early to catch one last breakfast at The Diner: oatmeal, fruit cup and chamomile tea for me, the best oatmeal in town...
Had to capture a couple of 18th St. images before leaving including the famous Madam's Organ Bar and a local hookah store...
After seeing the Cathedral from a distance for the last four nights we thought it was time for a more intimate visit. According to our tour guide, Keith, The Washington National Cathedral is one of the 5 largest Cathedrals in the world. He pointed out the many intended imperfections in the Gothic architectural design; the purpose being that only God can achieve perfection and to acquire perfect symmetry in design would be to imply that the designer were as perfect as God himself.
The stained glass window on the left was designed to represent man's orbit in space and landing on the moon. The small circle in the center of the upper red sphere is an actual embedded piece of moon rock; the only piece in the country not housed in a government building under lock-and-key.
After the Cathedral we headed to the airport, stopping off on the way at the Arboretum to visit the collections that were closed on Monday.
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum contained not only some beautiful bonsai, but also these Chinese Scholar Rocks which were most interesting...
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