Favorite 2012 travel photos, part one: Washington, D.C.

I’d planned to post my ten favorite travel photos of 2012, but I couldn’t narrow it down to just ten (too much loveliness!), so I’m going to divide the photos up into two or three different posts instead.

First up is Washington, D.C., where I visited in February 2012. The rest of my photos from the trip can be found on Flickr.

Most of these photos were taken at two places that absolutely stole my heart ♥: the Library of Congress and the National Gallery of Art. Also, along with the photos, I’ve included links to interesting/useful/educational information, so be sure to click on them if you’re interested.

(& One last thing before the photos: sadly, I didn’t get to see my Imaginary Boyfriend Joe Biden while in D.C. Darn! ;) I still associate that trip with him, though: last month, I dreamt that Biden bought me Christian Louboutin stilettos & gelato & wandered around the Library of Congress with me. I have great dreams sometimes (^‿^))

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The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink with the National Archives Building in the background:

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The Capitol building on a cold D.C. morning:

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The beautiful Supreme Court Building:

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Entrance to the Library of Congress ♥:

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The Library of Congress, taken on a lovely almost-spring morning:

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The wonderful Library of Congress:

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A beautiful statue in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress:

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Part of the lovely ceiling of the Great Hall of the Library of Congress:

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One of the wonderful quotes on the walls of the Library of Congress:

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The entrance to the “Creating the United States” exhibit at the Library of Congress:

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Columns & lovely ceiling art at the Library of Congress:

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A Picasso self-portrait outside the entrance to the West Building of the National Gallery of Art:

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Peter Paul Rubens‘s “Daniel in the Lions’ Den” at the National Gallery of Art:

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Andy Goldsworthy‘s “Roof” outside of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art:

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Pablo Picasso‘s “Harlequin Musician” at the National Gallery of Art:

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Giorgio de Chirico‘s “Conversation among the Ruins” at the National Gallery of Art:

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An anonymous artist’s (a follower of Fra Filipp Lippi and Pesellino) “Madonna and Child” at the National Gallery of Art:

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Leo Villareal‘s “Multiverse” light sculpture/moving walkway/tunnel between the East Building and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art:

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More soon!