The Jefferson Memorial with the Tidal Basin in the foreground. Taken in at 10:30 in the morning before the monument was busy with tourist. I really like this monument, during this time of day it was not that crowded and the breeze coming off the Potomac River and Tidal Basin was very refreshing. Below the monument is a two level museum detailing Jefferson's
accomplishments.
It was difficult to get a good shot of the monument due to lighting, a big flash would be required.
Viewed from the Mall Side with the tidal basin behind me.
These baby cheetahs were very playful, however because they moved so much it was difficult to get a good shot of them.
The Panda's are very shy creatures so I feel lucky to have gotten this picture of him eating.
Gorillas
We visited the National Zoo at 8:00 am, this was a great time to go since all of the animals were awake and feeding. Here is a picture of the Gorillas as they were eating.
We viewed the Lions at 9:00 am, and were very fortunate to see them interact with each other. The younger lion on the left wanted the senior lions resting spot. The younger one roared at the senior, when he didn't move the younger one tackled the older lion. For the next minute the big cats roared at each other, very load, and displayed dominance over each other. In the end the dominant lion got his spot to rest back.
