Walking in Washington

On Thursday we spent our time checking out some of the major sights in D.C.  We took a bus line called the 'Circulator' toward The National Mall but when we glanced out the window to see a granny assisted by a walker passing our arrested  bus in gridlock traffic, we got off as soon as we could and hiked the rest of the way to the White House.  We couldn't see Obama through the windows so we moved on to the National Museum of American History, located right on The Mall.  There we met up with Jake's friend from high school, Johnny, and quickly went to as many exhibits as possible before closing time.  Inside we saw many pop culture memorabilia like the ruby slippers used in 'The Wizard of Oz' and the Apple II computer.  The last exhibit we explored was the Military History Exhibit, which I particularly enjoyed.  My favorite part of the whole museum was something I have never before experienced: many of the exhibits encouraged visitors to touch replica statues and devices.  A very cool feature indeed.

                                  

Following the museum we spent some time relaxing and playing catch on The Mall.  It was a beautiful day out and the humidity was not too bad.  We capitalized on this and spent the rest of the afternoon in the sun and shade.  The number of rec leagues for softball, kickball, dodgeball, etc surrounding us was incredible.  It was as if every intern in D.C. was in some sort of league or another.  This was an exciting and youthful atmosphere when making our way past the Washington Monument to the WWII Monument.  The WWII Monument was my favorite of the day and the first time I had visited it.  We also spent time and the new MLK Jr. Monument, the Korean War Memorial and the always impressive Lincoln Memorial.

Despite our late start on the day we covered a lot of ground and were satisfied with our visits.  Later that night we had planned to meet up with our host, Gordon, in a young and 'happening' part of town called Adams Morgan.  A place packed with bars and plenty of late-night eats, there never seems to be a quiet night on this small three-block area.  We spent the rest of the evening bar hopping from a nice bar, to a bar far from nice and a bar in between. We even made a pit stop to satisfy our late night craving for some Jumbo Slice pizza, claimed by four restaurants to be the original provider.  In short, we had a great time enjoying the young night life in perhaps the craziest nook of D.C.