We spent two days in Washington DC this last week with our friend Linda. The first day was an exhausting day. We drove to a metro station outside of the City so that we could park the car and take public transportation. It was a beautiful day as we walked (and walked and walked) to see the outdoor memorials, including the World War II Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, The MLK Jr Memorial, the FDR Memorial. We also walked around the White House, the Capital, Library of Congress and the Supreme Court. We hadn't made arrangements with our congressperson ahead of time, so didn't get to go on the White House tour, and we tried to do too much too quickly so didn't get to spend time in any one area. But it was thrilling to see the places that we hear about every week in the news.
Leaving the City gave us the experience of being on a standing-room only metro at commute time. We wondered how many of those people might have been out of work during the government shutdown!
The second day we spent most of the time at the Smithsonian History Museum, which was fine with us because it rained a bit, and we didn't want to walk as much as we had the day before. It was a wonderful museum. But the problem, of course, is that you just can't do Washington DC justice in two days! So much to see--so little time.
We left Linda at the hotel in the afternoon so she could fly home the next day -- we came back to New Windsor. A special couple of days.
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