Canada on Capitol Hill

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My parents were in town over the weekend to celebrate the younger daughter's birthday. On Monday, the girls had another birthday celebration to attend, so my parents and I headed into DC to play tourist. We had never visited the Newseum before, so that became our destination. It turned out to be quite an impressive museum. It is dedicated to the five freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment (religion, speech, press, assembly and petition), with an emphasis on the Freedom of the Press. Among the memorable displays was an archive of historic newspapers, a collection of Pulitzer Prize winning photographs, a big section of the Berlin Wall and an exhibit about the 9/11 attacks and the role of the media that day. On the top floor is a terrace that looks out over Pennsylvania Ave, with a spectacular view of the U.S. Capitol. I thought it was interesting that the only flags readily visible from this vantage point are those on the Canadian Embassy next door. I snapped this shot with my cell phone to try and capture the scene.