MLK Memorial speaks for itself

Amazing Memorial for A Great Man who took a stand

The Entrance as you walk toward The Martin Luther King Memorial

 

Controversial, I hear that this will be corrected in the future

My hubby reading one of the many quotes of Martin Luther King Memorial wall

Today,  is the dedication  of The Martin Luther King Memorial. I thought it would be fitting for me to post my pictures of my recent trip to Washington D.C.




To learn more of this amazing man... Memorial site on Build the Dream and to hear his speeches.



















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Mark One off the Bucket List !

My loves are  in this order...
My God
My Husband
My Family
Food of all variety in cultures and renewed love from the past Photography, which ties in with my other love TRAVEL!

Recently My travels , I've been able to cross off my bucket list of places I wanted to see in this lifetime.  WASHINGTON, D.C.

I've anticipated this trip for a long time. I've always known D.C. is a impressive city, being our Capitol of our wonderful country. But being there personally... well this gal wished she had more time to spend and to soak all of what our historical city has to offer. I wonder how much time it would take to see all the many historical events and places?
 It seems like when I travel there's a word that is always running consistently through my head. For this trip, Washington,D.C. the word was MASSIVE !

Waiting for The Metro

It's in the transportation, the buildings, the museums, the memorials and monuments. I learned that D.C. built their Metro system about twenty some years ago. MASSIVE TRANSPORTATION ! Why can't other major cities don't follow this example? It sure helps getting around to see the sights. By the end, we (mainly my hubby, love you dear!) "think" we mastered the Metro system and know how to hail a cab down in pouring rain. Well, my hubby does at least, I was hovering under the umbrella drooling at the window. I'll share that in a future post. Here's alittle taste of our trip through the National Mall.

Street view of Massive buildings in D.C.

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This is the door of the perspective size building vs. humans. (see below).Note it's not the entrance & doesn't open. I apologize this picture is out of order , it's suppose to be pic #2 of series. Due to site is malfunctioning at the time (frustrated blogger here!)

Another perspective of the Massive building that door wouldn't open. (#3 of series of pics)

Check out the PERSPECTIVE on Building vs. human size! (this is the #1 of series of 3)

Our view when looking from the WWII memorial

Our other view when looking the other end of National Mall

Women's tribute to all who helped in WWII

Entry to The World War II Memorial, great reminder of Pearl Harbor

Left side of WWII Memorial and fountain

Right Side of WWII Memorial

Another view of WWII Memorial

WWII view of Lincoln Memorial  at one end of National Mall

To our surprise most of the all museums and monuments are FREE! I must admit, it was odd entering in a museum and not paying to get in. Isn't that the American way? It was nice not to pull out the wallet that's for sure. Our itinerary started most days early in the morning and not getting back to the hotel til 8 or 9 pm. Oh MY ! There's so much to see!

My Fav Pic looking out of Library of Congress to see Capitol view!

 Needless to say, I've been trying to get back into our semi normal schedule since we've been back. And in between that, going through my numerous pictures I've taken. My poor hubby was patient with me in taking so many... Yes, I'll say it ... MASSIVE Photo Ops throughout this trip! He's estimated for every photo, he waited 30 seconds.  Now that's by "Richard's time frame" ...which if you know our Burkey family... they tend to "Exaggerate" or they call it "Embellishment"! Of course, I'm reminded that I am a Burkey. Maybe it's rubbing off in the 27 years I've been a Burkey!

 I love experiencing the atmosphere, the people, and of course the foods in my travels. So this post is just alil taste of what we experienced in our trip to our MASSIVE Historical Capitol of our Great United States of America. Remember... I still have to go through a lot of pics! Don't worry I'm working  on the next food post as I write this, gotta keep moving cuz I have so much to tell and plenty more travel days planned for me ! I'm thankful I got to mark one off my Bucket List and would love to return for many more times to  Washington  D,C, to absorb The History our Nation's Capitol, for she has so much to tell!

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Simpler Life = Get Away

My taste of  Simpler Life  was a  double treat with a great get away with my Mom. Since my App post , I've been battling some weird viral cold that threw me for a loop! The  night before I left for my trip  with my Mom to  visit our family up in Washington, my voice left. And so , for the rest of our trip... I had  squeaky voice. Which probably at sometimes, my Mom loved it. Then developed into a cough that I haven't been able to shake. So now, I'm on my 2nd rx since cough syrup w/codeine did not do well with me. So, I'm sorry I've literally been under the weather these days, but feeling better with energy again.

Here's our simpler life journey and I ate seafood + desserts along the way visiting family & friends !

I love my new I-Phone, see Got Apps it takes great pics too!

                          Amazing Mountain view from our plane, we debated on which one thou...Mt. Baker or Mt. Rainier or ?                                                                                                                                                                     

Our home while we were on our journey

This is what my Aunt Annie brought us when she greeted us! 

Gorgeous Rainier Cherries, the best I've ever tasted !

 Aw...my first meal , Crabcake so huge!

But there's always room for Strawberry Shortcake 

My Aunt Annie's sheep on her farm

We got all the girls in the family to Lavender Fields to make

Lavender wreaths. Smelled wonderful ! But I got so caught up

in making my wreath I forgot to take pics !

Another view of Lavender Fields

Next day, our family friends Jim & Donna met us at  

Semiahmoo Resort for lunch

Lunchtime! Grilled Oysters are the best !

                    But Donna & I couldn't resist Crème brûlée, truly 

              decadency in a cup!

 We Girls made a spontaneous trip on the  Provel Ferry 

Here's my cute Aunt Annie & my Mom

Our Private Ferry 

I took so many pics on this private tour of ours... the 

scenery is gorgeous and changes constantly! 

I think that's Canada over there

Look at their Marina ! Gorgeous hanging baskets

all throughout 

We think the colors in flowers are more vivid here

This is one of my fav pics, so proud to be American !

Looking over to Marina

That's our home for the duration of our trip, Semiahmoo Resort

Coming into dock, what a beautiful trip we had,

Weather was perfect, God's creation gorgeous, He does

Great work doesn't He ?

 Our great hosts that gave us the VIP treatment ! Brought us

back safely but it wasn't a 3 hour tour !

Love the old wooded building, can you see the birds 

on top of the roof? all in a row too.

Did you know that Lynden, WA supplies 2/3rds  our country with

Raspberries ! Who knew ! My Aunt Annie does...

At the Lynden Raspberry Festival

 Of course, I had the Raspberry Ice Cream... Oh My !

Ice cream taste soooo good when they get the cream right

from the  Amish dairy down the way !

Two Girls enjoying their ice cream ! Aren't they cute ?

Look what we spot ! Can you guess what they are 

making ? Lil' Mini Dutch Babies (aka aebleskivers)

My Mom is anxiously watching them make them

Sweetened Butter Cream come to me ! We gobbled them

down... gotta eat them while they're hot you know !

 We just had to look inside, Lynden Dutch Bakery...

And look what we found! Oh my sweet tooth is acheing...

This Carmel Apple Pie must of weighed 10 lbs !

Check out the Carmel on this... Yes, we 

brought it back to share with  our family ! My Cousin Rob said 

                 it's The Bomb. If your wondering what it means "It's the best! ..."

"It's brilliant!..." or something along those lines.

Our family Get together, tough to take a pic with 

those windows thou !

 My Cousin John & his wife Kathy ordered Oysters in 

the half shell... I've eaten one before...but hesitant...

Like the sauce touch thou...but prefer the grilled oysters myself.

I'm just saying !

 I love this pic ! My cousin Rob's & his 

wife Shanna have a beautiful place. Their

Kitty sure loves to be in their beautiful garden..

Can't say I blame her!

Thankful for a safe & enjoyable trip with my Mom ! 

Visiting family is Simply the Best !

Tell next time...

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