Monday, June 30, 2008

Newseum

Today we took the Metro to the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, the avenue you see during the inauguration parade, the one you will see this January when our 44th president is sworn in. The picture of the avenue is from the observation deck at the Newseum.
The Newseum was another of the great museums in Washington. It was an interesting tour of news (radio, TV, news paper, journalists, and Internet). They had broadcasts of all the major news topic over the years, interactive displays, history of news and much more. This is another museum that is a must see if you are in Washington. We spent much of the day there and still didn't see everything. We finished up with a 4-D movie of the news. If you suffer from motion sickness this is not the movie to see. A couple of other interesting displays were the transmission tower from the top of the World Trade Center, a section of the Berlin Wall, and Check Point Charlie (a gun tower) from the east side of the Berlin Wall. I am sure you have seen the broadcast each year of the year in review and how it brings back memories and how interesting it is. Well, imagine that x 100.

And that's the news !
September Song out


Transmission tower from the top of the World Trade Center

View of Pennsylvania Avenue from the top of the Newseum

View of the Capitol from the top of the Newseum

Actual section of the Berlin Wall
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