{"id":746,"date":"2023-05-27T13:08:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T17:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/?p=746"},"modified":"2023-05-27T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T17:11:15","slug":"washington-dc-april-20-24-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/2023\/05\/27\/washington-dc-april-20-24-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC, April 20-24, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 20, 2022<\/strong>
\nA 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.:<\/p>\n

\"Lower<\/p>\n

National Museum of Natural History<\/a>, mostly to use the bathroom after the long journey, but also to see the Hope Diamond:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

National Museum of African American History & Culture<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

\"Oprah<\/p>\n

April 21, 2022<\/strong>
\nCountry Fried Steak and Eggs for breakfast at Bob & Edith’s Diner<\/a> in Arlington County:<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Spy Museum<\/a> — this is an inflatable tank designed to fool spy satellites:<\/p>\n

\"Ghost<\/p>\n

New architecture = picturesque stairwells? The Spy Museum followed by the National Museum of African American History & Culture:<\/p>\n

\"Spy<\/p>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

A walk to the Jefferson Memorial<\/a>, thinking there might be cherry blossoms still (there weren’t):<\/p>\n

\"Tidal<\/p>\n

Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant<\/a> for dinner:<\/p>\n

\"700<\/p>\n

April 22, 2022<\/strong>
\nIn 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:<\/p>\n

\"Virginia<\/p>\n

\"MARC<\/p>\n

\"Gallery<\/p>\n

National Children’s Museum<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"Dream<\/p>\n

April 23, 2022<\/strong>
\nClemyjontri Park<\/a> in McLean, Virginia:<\/p>\n

\"Clemyjontri<\/p>\n

Fairlington Park<\/a> in Arlington, Virginia:<\/p>\n

\"Fairlington<\/p>\n

April 24, 2022<\/strong>
\nNational 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:<\/p>\n

\"Washington<\/p>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

Lunch and a quick tour through the National Museum of the American Indian<\/a> before getting stuck in hours of traffic on the way back home:<\/p>\n

\"Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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