Newseum

canadian embassy in the background
with the capital










the 9-11 display

American History Museum

the washington monument







i forgot steven colbert has his picture here now instead of the portrait gallery
and he faces the washrooms
instead of being located between the men's and ladie's
we did see this picture last year on the first morning it was displayed at the portrait gallery, so this is very funny for us


here is julia child's kitchen, looks a bit cartoonish with the green/blue colour







and i forgot the berlin wall at the newseum

wednesday in washington

wow
what a busy day
weather was nice
was only 88 today
can i think of any more w's for washington and wednesday?
think not
we went to the museum of american history
with archie bunker's chair
and julia child's kitchen
it was pretty cool
barry's favourite thing was leaving
barry had fun in the invention circle
he spent a lot of time trying to make a maze for a pingpong ball to go through
there was a transportation section that had a slab of pavement from route 66
but since we have walked across a bridge that was the original highway it was a bit of a let-down (not!) it was still very cool
we are abraham lincoln'ed out
it is his bicentennial so he is everywhere and since we went to his museum we are feeling a bit overwhelmed
then we went to the Newseum
which was totally cool
lots of video clips, a great 9-11 exhibit, complete with kleenex and believe me you (I) needed 2 of them, it was very moving
they have a portion of the antenna that was on the north tower, it is powerful
they had this amazing 4-D movie, 3d glasses, motion, wind, water, rats scurrying under your feet (yeah, that was totally freaky!)
we have participated in 2 other 'movies' like this, at the henry ford, they simulated working in a factory, smells, sounds, liquid sprayed on you, and the abraham lincoln had one that was a civil war re-enactment, these movies are really great and for not too much $$

then we participated in rush hour traffic back to the suburbs
that was totally fun (not)
it really didn't take long, we are only 10miles from downtown
so a quick bite to eat
and then we went to the gijoe movie (fun!)
and now we are ready for sleep

st louis arch

st louis arch

washington and 93degrees

holy friggen hot batman
we landed in dc today

well, we passed the james monroe museum so decided to head in
got there, after a few passed around the block
it is in fredickersburg virginia
small town
get there, there is a handwritten sign on the door
they are closed for renovations
bummer
so, back on the road

traffic from hell to get into town
we tried to see the redskins field, shop
nope
there was soccer all over the building and the shop was 'open'
but you had to phone them if you wanted to buy anything

anyway
we headed into town
parking, try to find it
then try to find some quarters
then the lineup for the air and space museum was miles long
and it was so friggen hot we decided to head out for lunch and the hotel

we are staying in maryland
cheap, but pretty close
we tried to find a mall to pick up that redskin jersey
we are in the land of the shopping mall and couldn't find anything decent
oh well
laundry
some big brother (holy cow if you are watching, fun stuff!!)
more laundry

we are planning a big day in the city tomorrow
so off to bed