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Hi Everyone!

My second trip to Washington, District of Columbia (D.C.) was on
April 19-22. Mrs. Polly was working with the Cable and Wireless
International Childnet Awards folks. http://www.childnet-int.org/
Gee, did we have a great time- AND I got to see more of the sites!

Here's ME in front of the Washington Monument. It's really a lot
taller than I am, but in this picture we look the same size!!! It's
really 555 feet (169+ meters).
(By the way, you can find all sorts of statistics about these
monuments at this official National Parks Service site:
http://www.nps.gov/nama/mortar/mortar.htm)
Pictures of the monuments, and more information about them:
http://www.nps.gov/nama/monuments/monument.htm

A cool thing we did was try out the paddle boats in the Tidal Basin
by the Jefferson Memorial. Here's me, Mrs. Polly, and William Belsey
(famous educator, see http://www.inukshuk.com ). Luckily my legs and
hooves were too short to reach the pedals, so I let the other two
propel us around.

Here's Mr Polly and Stephen navigating towards the Jefferson
Memorial. Jefferson was the third American President, and he's
credited with writing the Declaration of Independence, among other
famous documents.

You can just see his huge statue in the wide shot
of the memorial. Jefferson is on the U.S, $2 bill (hard to find, you
almost never see them in circulation)
http://www.bep.treas.gov/smalldenomtwo.htm and on the Jefferson
nickel, five cent piece.

We also saw the Lincoln Memorial, pictured on the back of U.S pennies.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?FileContents=/kids/coinnews/cotm/cotm0201.cfm
http://www.pennies.org/history/images/1959dlrg.jpg
Abraham Lincoln himself is on the front of U.S Pennies. I will bring
some back with me so you can see them yourself. I hear that if you
have a magnifying glass, you can sort of see the statue inside the
building!
Lincoln and his Memorial are also on the U.S. $5 bill
http://www.moneyfactory.com/5.htm

Speaking of money, here I am at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
That's where they print U.S. dollars!! This wall chart shows you how
many dollars tall I am (if you stacked up $100 bills)!

Here's a picture of me in front of the U.S. Capitol building. That's
where Congress meets to write the laws.

Nearby there was this nice flower bed with tulips in it. Look at it carefully.
How do you think THIS happened?

Mrs. Polly says she's sending me home later THIS WEEK.
}:=> do you think this looks like a smiling moose?

Love, Monty