Stepping outside my comfort zone, we decided to borrow a couple of hotel bikes and helmets and see the sights on bicycles.
We walked over to the Capitol and biked all the way down the mall, stopping at the WWII memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam War Memorial, the Maritn Luther King Jr. Memorial, the FDR memorial and the Jefferson memorial. The WWII memorial was impressive, but the most moving were the Korean War Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
The Korean War Memorial
One of the soldiers at the Korean War Memorial
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Stopped for lunched at the Smithsonian Castle. Went and saw the Lego version of the castle. Then looked at the front of the actual version - pretty darn close.
Lego Smithsonian Castle
Rear of actual castle
Walked over to the DC version of the Air and Space museum, unfortunately the Leonardo da Vinci codex exhibition doesn't start until next week. We took in the Goldilocks exhibition, the Skylab capsule display and the Spirit of St. Louis and then made our way across the Mall to the Natural History Museum, where we looked at the Easter Island statue, the megaladon (giant great white shark) display and the Hope Diamond and some of the gemstone display (it was too crowded), I wish that I had not been as tired when I got there, it would have been great to explore the genome exhibit, and the mammal fossil and mammal displays. Ah well, there's always next time!
The great elephant diorama at the Natural History Museum.
Tonight we went to Art & Soul a southern restaurant and were blown away by the meal! I could've eaten their cornbread all night! Here's our menu:
Our hotel has been fantastic, I'd highly recommend them. The George is close to transit (less than 2 blocks to Union Station), they have a wine reception every day from 5 until 6, their rooms are clean, quiet and comfortable and every employee we've had an opportunity to interact with has been super polite, incredibly helpful and concerned that our stay lives up to our expectations.
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