Our flight was scheduled to leave at 11PM on Saturday, so we had most of the day to explore the city. Farida and I walked from our hotel down Pennsylvania Ave. to the White House, and then down the Mall to the WWII, Lincoln, and Vietnam memorials. For some reason, there was a lot of construction happening: they are renovating one wing of the White House and completely replacing the reflecting pool. We then walked up to the Museum of Natural History and went through several exhibits including the Evolution of Humans. Food at the Smithsonian’s food court is ridiculously expensive.
Next we attempted to see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution at the National Archives, but the line was too long. Instead, we walked up the mall, past the Capitol building, and visited the Library of Congress. Last time I was in DC I ran out of time and couldn’t go into the building, so I took advantage of the opportunity this time. I was particularly impressed with Thomas Jefferson’s large collection of books, and went through reading their titles to myself. I was surprised by the number I had read.
After that, we took the metro (subway) back to the hotel. We were going to leave for the airport at 6:15, so Farida, Andrew, and I went to a Subway down the street. Then the entire group packed up and left for the airport. Here are a few pictures from DC (coming as soon as I can upload them).
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