History Buff

We finally arrived in Washington D.C. After being stuck in bumper to bumper traffic we ended up getting there alot later than we had anticipated. We arrived late and the power was out, apparently we had missed a huge storm which would leave huge parts of the city without power for days. Consequently it was so incredibly humid we had to swim around the campsite. It was quite miserable. It got better in the evening though and by the next day, the weather was perfect. A nice acquisition for our dilemna the day before. So we wandered what they call in D.C., "The Mall." (We had not had food and I was quite dissappointed that there was no food court in this "mall" that they were speaking of.) There was so much to see in the Smithsonian Institutes that we did not even scratch the surface. But it was fun nonetheless. We went to the American and Natural History Museums.

First, it was a trip on the Metro Bus.

Then we transfered to the Metro and rode into Wachington D.C. to The Mall.

Since there was not a food court, we settled for a hot dog stand.

The ladies were pretty excited to see this exhibit. Julia Child's kitchen.

Some of the other cool exhibits included ships, trains, and cars.

This guitar was incredible! The detail work that went into it was so elaborate. It was, hands down, one of my favorites!

I also liked this voting campaign poster because I "can dig it."

Some more of my favorites were the dinosaur fossils! I had never seen any real fossils up until that point. Here are a couple of the more popular, the Wooly Mammoth and the T-Rex!

And of course, a ladies best friend. Drum roll please! The Hope Daimond!

To Be Continued....