Washington DC

Barb & I hopped on the bus this morning from our campsite, into Washington. There was a nice young lady on the bus that helped us get off at the right stop. In fact our stop was her stop, go figure.

We then got on the subway line. People watching is fascinating and I will mention one man (who may have been on drugs but who am I to judge) who happened to drop a piece of mail on the floor of the subway car we were on. I mention this as it comes up again in this story.

We got off at our stop and headed off. We wanted to first go into the Air and Space museum but it was a timed entry so we got tickets for a 1pm visit. (Free museum) Having some time on our hands, we got a warm pretzel and headed off to the American Indian Museum. It was interesting as it showed the Indian from many perspectives and from all around the world. Canada was well represented. It took us a couple of hours to go through but well worth it.

Next we went to the Air and Space museum, which is the most visited museum in Washington. It was OK, and frankly we were a little let down with all the hype only to find out that more than 1/2 the museum was under construction so we couldn’t see it. Explains why it only took us an hour vs the 3 hours suggested. We did see a couple of movies in the planetarium that were good, so not all was lost. Below are some pics

We then made it back to the Metro using a different entrance, which was frankly WAY easier to get to our train. Train arrived and we hopped on. It was quite crowded, much different from mid morning. Once the train thinned out, I notice a piece of mail on the floor. We were on the exact same train car, sitting just one row behind where we had sat earlier in the day.

We then got on the bus (after a long wait at the stop) and who gets on in front of us?? The young woman who helped us in the morning. What are the odds??

Tomorrow is Museum of Natural History and maybe the Whitehouse! Wonder what coincidences we will encounter today.