I should have done this earlier, but...

The inauguration tomorrow reminded me that I haven't posted pictures from my trip to Washington, DC and New Jersey in November. Although I had to go to DC for business, and though working 10 hour days isn't always fun, I actually enjoyed all of it. The US Capitol is an amazing place, and I had just enough time to visit a few monuments before and after work, and a couple of the museums at the Smithsonian before hopping a train to NJ to visit Dana and John. They are wonderful hosts and treated me like royalty! I saw so much in both places in 7 days I can't even list it all. Below are a few highlights:

The Lincoln Memorial and the WWII Memorial - photo taken from the top of the Washington Monument.

The Capitol

The Washington Monument

Princeton University Library - we also spent some time crashing a University chapel tour and visited some gargoyles on campus.

The site where General Washington crossed the Delaware River, which separates NJ and Pennsylvania (I need to reread some history...).

At the top of the Empire State Bldg., or as John so aptly put it, "the $20 elevator ride."

The wooden escalator at the flagship Macy's store - 9 floors!

Rockefeller Center

Lunch at the Original Soup Man aka the 'Soup Nazi' from Seinfeld. Can you say "No Soup for you!"? I had the lobster bisque, and yes, it was probably the best soup I've ever had!

Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes! For my birthday, Dana surprised me with tickets to the Rockettes Holiday show. It was wonderful!

Times Square - people everywhere!

The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.

Geno's Steaks in Philly - famous for cheese steaks. We ate outside in 30 degree weather and snow flurries!

In NYC, we also rode the famous NYC Subway, ate a hot dog from a street vendor, looked at the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park, walked through Wall Street, viewed the World Trade Center site, did a lot of walking, saw Alex Baldwin and Selma Hayek filming an episode of 30 Rock, and had a great day! I am looking forward to visiting again!