It was well worth visiting. It was actually a park on Ground Zero with a few memorials – the two pools where the Twin Towers stood were classy, respectful and beautiful. I love that the names around the pools were arranged thoughtfully; fulfilling requests and showing connections. I was embarrassed to admit, though, that I didn’t know about the WTC attacks of 2/26/93.
So today I visited the Pentagon memorial. It too was done well, and although very simple, provoked thought. I certainly can relate a lot more with the events of 9/11 than I could before.
Arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today, to see the history of American development. It is interesting to see a country with so much more history than mine. I used to think we’d both been around for about 200 years. Not true! USA was a nation before Australia was even settled. Not to mention the difference in structure; America had to fight for independence from Britain, agree to a common set of ideals and even afterward there were still battles. Australia just kind of agreed to be a nation (after the officials went on a cruise and partied, or so I’ve heard) and the power of the states comes from the federation. I visited the hall where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed. It’s amazing to think of a convention where people negotiated terms being held so long ago.
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