It continues to rain. Also, it is around 50 to 55 degrees which is freezing to me. I had a lot on the schedule today, but at the last moment, I went to look for rain boots. Mike and I didn’t find any cheap ones yesterday. People don’t really wear boots too much in Florida, so I didn’t want to pay $80 at DSW for pair I will not use much.
I went to Wal-Mart. It didn’t have any boots. They told me to go to Ross 2 miles down the road. Ross didn’t have any boots either, so I ended up buying a 6-pack of socks. At this point, I wasn’t in a great part of town, but I survived the adventure. Everyone was extremely nice to me, but they probably knew I was lost.
Around 10:45 a.m., I made it to the Holocaust Museum. I think it is hard to show the massive/overwhelming lost of humanity compared to Dachau or Auschwitz obviously, but the museum was well done. The United States should have opened immigration quotas for that time period and let more people in.
Afterwards, I stopped by the Smithsonian Native American Museum. The museum had a nice place for lunch, but it didn’t have many exhibits. The one on treaties with the Native Americans was interesting. Next, I went to the U.S. Botanic Garden. The rose garden outside is probably nice in the Spring.
I went to the Pentagon to see the 9/11 Memorial. I listened to the audio tour. The benches facing the air means the person was on the airplane. While the benches facing the Pentagon means the person was in the Pentagon on 9/11. There are other meanings too. You can listen to the description if you call 202-741-1004.
Next, I went to Old Town Alexandria. I saw the George Washington Masonic National Memorial as I was getting on the trolley to go down King Street. The 18th century architecture was really cool. I saw Christ Church. The home church of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. FDR visited with Churchill for the national day of prayer after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I went to the Torpedo Factory Art Center which was actually a torpedo factory. Now, it is an art center of artists working and selling their pieces.
I saw Gadsby’s Tavern which was Alexandriaa’s five-star hotel of the 18th century. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were there as it was the center of political, business, and social life in Alexandria. It was really close to 5 p.m. and that is when the museum closed. Nearby, I went to an Irish pub around the corner, sat by a fire, and ate a crab cake.
I am getting tired. Life in D.C. is much different than in Orlando. I will be happy to be back in Orlando tomorrow night around 7 p.m.!! I think Mike and I were both troopers seeing as much as we did in the rain and cold. It has rained continuously for 5 days.
(I have had some trouble with logging in while I have been here. Jonathan got it figured out today which is why there are three new posts. Fortunately, I have been uploading the pictures each night. It takes about 4 hours as the internet is slow.)