The new camera took this from the Washington Monument. Nice zoom.
Yesterday we went into the city via a very crowded Metro (still undergoing maintenance which is the aftermath of June’s well-publicized accident). I think Washington should hire some of those dudes from Japan who know how to shove people in.
First stop was walking through the courtyard of the building Paul works in. Oddly, it’s named after the bane of government, Ronald Reagan.
From there we caught the Museum of American History to see the current exhibits, namely Julia Childs’ kitchen that she donated some years back. Obviously, Somara took a ton of pictures.
We managed to catch the bulk of the displays: US at War, Immigration (always slanted toward a couple ethnic groups), Science (I was surprised there weren’t protesters in front of the birth control display) and Transportation. The lines were too long for Pop Culture and Dresses of the First Ladies. Somara cut in to get a photo of her fave Kermit.
With the educational element completed, we went to find the FDR Monument. How I want to strangle the person at Google Maps who got it wrong. I did my homework the night before through that Web site and it insisted on it being on the west end of the National Mall. The GPS ability of my iPhone re-affirmed this incorrect location. Thankfully, a nice employee of the Washington Monument put me in the right direction.
To get to FDR, you have to go around the Tidal Basin which took us by Jefferson’s Monument. I’ll write more later since the MB’s battery is dying and the Silders have plans for Sunday…the things I may have to do for steak.
