Due to Delta sending my bags to Detroit, I had some free time in Virginia. I visited the MacArthur Memorial and President's Park in Williamsburg. So...here's a little history lesson.
General MacArthur is perhaps best known as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers and for his work in aiding to rebuild Japan after WWII. The Memorial is housed in Norfolk's nineteenth century City Hall. A monumental rotunda is the General's and Mrs. MacArthur’s final resting place. Nine separate galleries tell the story of General MacArthur and the millions of American men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces from the Civil War through the Korean War.
The mural pictured is based on the famous World War II photograph of the landing on Leyte in 1944. I found it to be quite extraordinary.
President's Park in Williamsburg, VA is a beautiful park/garden through which one can meander 20 foot tall busts/statues of all the presidents. At each bust is posted interesting facts and quotes of that particular president. At Abraham Lincoln's statue, it is posted that upon being accused of being two-faced, President Lincoln replied, "If I were two-faced, do you think I would be wearing this one." Funny guy.
There was also an exhibit of Air Force One, gowns of the First Ladies and a replica of the Oval Office (at which for $4 I had a little photo shoot).
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