Saturday Adventure

So on Saturday, my friends Anais, Rachel, Becky, Bryan and I headed out on an adventure to explore something in DC we had never gotten around to exploring before. (We did this with the National Arboretum in October and an Ansel Adams Exhibit at the Corcoran in September.) Our adventure took us up to the campus of Catholic University here in DC to check out the Bascilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Sounds pretty serious, right? Well, it is. It's huge....ornate....and quite an interesting walk. They do allow cameras throughout the Bascilica, so I have added some of my favorite shots from the day below. There is lots of gold, lots of mosaics, lots of candles and lots of statues throughout the building. And on Saturday, the joint was JUMPIN!

Exterior.

Exterior. Different Angle.

Exterior Dome. Close up.

Bryan and Anais checking things out.

A couple of different shots of the interior.

On the far end of the building when you walk in. Bryan was walking by a tour group and heard a man call this "Touchdown Jesus." And that is funny.

ART, people! From the MAB&WC. This piece is called: "And Bryan Pondered"

Most of my focus was on the different mosaic ceilings. There were lots of them - and many of them were cool.

This is looking into the Lithuanian chapel. I LOVED the mosaic and the color combination used here.

Another couple of shots from the Lithuanian chapel.

The window on the ceiling.

Looking into another one of my favorites. The colors in here are AWESOME.

A couple more shots of the mosaics in this chapel.

Amen, ladies.

Rachel and Anais descending the stairs. Most impressive is how Rachel snuck in a pose here.

SIDENOTE: We actually started the day at the World Famous Florida Ave Grill, on 11th and Florida. It's the definition of greasy spoon diner. And it was DELICIOUS. Omlette. Grits. Pancakes. For the most part, we were all thrilled with our adventure to the Grill.