Today we slept in a bit and then set off for DC on our own. We stopped at the first Metro station to see if we could park but the only parking available was in the garage which lacks the height we needed for my van (9'6"). We decided to just drive downtown and park at Union Station, the traffic was pretty heavy but we managed to make our way there and eventually get into the garage where the buses park. We were lucky to park at all, the garage was packed with tour buses, it is the cherry blossom season, al beit late this year. Union station is an experience in itself, pretty impressive.
We decided to walk the 1/2 mile or so to the mall and started with the Air and Space museum.
We were rather selective in what we saw at the Air and Space Museum and still found it 2PM before we stopped for lunch. From A&S we crossed the mall and went to the Museum of Natural History, crossing the mall was a bit of a challenge since they have it all torn up for construction. The NH museum had the best part closed for renovation...the dinosaur exhibition... doh. We still enjoyed the museum, the girls spent way too much time in the gems exhibition if you ask me.
We looked at the clock and decided to head back, walking again. As we made our way back to Union Station, we were delayed by a Motorcade, some head of state (we think Afghanistan and one cop said VP Biden).
It was fun to watch...once.
We debated whether to head to camp or direct to the Malloy's since they invited us for dinner, we made the right call and went direct to their house in Fairfax. We had a really nice visit and the Malloy's put on a very nice dinner.
Need a picture, will add later
We said our good bye's to the Malloy's and can't thank them enough for their hospitality, they truly are very good friends.
The museums always have something new in their exhibits to keep it interesting and the Hope Diamond is nothing to sneeze at Fred....
ReplyDeleteDinner and drinks with the Malloys was a great way to spend our last evening in VA.
Yeah ....the hope diamond, along with all the other jewels, were absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMotorcade once..was enough for me....