Washington DC, April 20-24, 2022
Posted: May 27th, 2023 | Filed under: Out Of TownApril 20, 2022
A spring break short trip to DC. Got up early to get a jump on things and was already into New Jersey before 6 a.m.:
National Museum of Natural History, mostly to use the bathroom after the long journey, but also to see the Hope Diamond:
National Museum of African American History & Culture:
April 21, 2022
Country Fried Steak and Eggs for breakfast at Bob & Edith’s Diner in Arlington County:
Spy Museum — this is an inflatable tank designed to fool spy satellites:
New architecture = picturesque stairwells? The Spy Museum followed by the National Museum of African American History & Culture:
A walk to the Jefferson Memorial, thinking there might be cherry blossoms still (there weren’t):
Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant for dinner:
April 22, 2022
In the morning, a project to take all the different trains in the DC area, including the Virginia Railway Express and MARC commuter trains and all the DC Metro lines:
April 23, 2022
Clemyjontri Park in McLean, Virginia:
Fairlington Park in Arlington, Virginia:
April 24, 2022
National Mall, 6:18 a.m., right before a morning run — the whole loop from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and back to wherever you began is a little under five miles:
Lunch and a quick tour through the National Museum of the American Indian before getting stuck in hours of traffic on the way back home:
