Quick business trip to Washington D.C. and I was able to carve out some time to walk by the White House and the Washington monument and get a glimpse of the Lincoln memorial and Capitol.

I know, each warrants its own post, so let me start with the White House which is the official residence and workplace of every US president since 1800. John Adams, second president of the United States, was the first one residing in it following the move of the nation’s capital from Philadelphia to Washington.

It is much smaller than it appears on TV, but just as bright, well kept and highly guarded.