Cherry
Hill RV
Resort, College Park, MD: Ventured
into D.C. for the first time today. Took
the bus from our park, which is a regular city bus. This bus was also an express, so we zipped
right to the College Park
metro station. We loaded our metro card
with funds and hopped on the train.
Trains are clean and fast, and the stations are modern and clean. A great way to get down there. We met an Aussie couple at the bus depot in
our park who have been traveling all over the world for 9 years. They’re traveling the US
for two years. Bought an RV in Florida
and have been traveling around here since.
Don’t know what they did for a living, but they’re younger than us and
have been everywhere. We rode the train
with them and then split up when we hit the street in D.C. We had planned on going to the Air and Space Museum,
but that went awry when we started walking around—in the opposite
direction. Walked down Constitution
Avenue and I was interviewed by PBS for their PBS News Hour. Should be on tonight. Hope I don’t come off like a dumb
blonde. Truth be told, it’ll probably
end up on the cutting room floor. After
that we continued to walk around and ended up in the Museum
of Natural History. Lots of crowds here, but the schools are out
because of the heat and the fact that a lot of people are still without
power. All the museums here are free,
and they’re air conditioned. So, lots of
people. We got tickets for the IMAX 3-D
movie, “To the Arctic”. After that we walked around the museum and
then back on the streets. Walked over to
the original Smithsonian. Walked back up
the Mall to our train station and stopped for a late lunch at a restaurant
across the street from our station. Back
on the train and then the bus back to our park.
Hot again today. Upper 90s I
think, but low humidity.
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| National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden |
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| National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden |
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| Museum of Natural History |
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Hope Diamond--over 45 carrats
Museum of Natural History
Picture by Mike |
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Washington Monument
Picture by Mike |
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| The original Smithsonian |
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| The crypt of Smithson--founder of the Smithsonian |
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| The Capitol |
