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But there were still miles and miles of beautiful things to see, so we made the best of it, and had our fun.

I was “turned around,” but I knew which was north. From the east we saw, directly adjoining the Monument grounds which were below us, the Agriculture Department buildings. The grounds for these buildings, the Smithsonian Institute grounds beyond it, the Commons beyond [[strike-out]] that [[/strike-out]] them, the Botanical Gardens beyond the Commons, and the Capitol grounds beyond the Gardens are all parallel with and of the same breadth as, the Monument grounds. 

This row of illustrious places as we look down upon it from the Monument makes a striking picture. The city lies beyond and, with its suberbs reaches almost as far as the eye can reach. The main point of interest on the North is the White House. It is surrounded by beautiful green lawns. Parks are near it, and on one side is the Treasury Dept with its great Corinthian Columns. On the other side is the W. S. & U.[?]. From the South windows is a lovely view of the Potomac. The boats were standing along the wharves and far down the river the white sail-boats appeared as tiny specks.

The wind was blowing and near to us we could see the tiniest bit of ripples upon the surface of the water. Adjoining the Monument grounds on the west is the