We started our day by dragging our bags through Baltimore’s Little Italy on our way to the Metro station. When we boarded our train at Penn Station, we were surprised to find the coach section full. Fortunately, it was just a short ride to DC . . .
After checking into our hotel in Arlington, we caught the Metro back into town and emerged just a few blocks from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue . . . how sad to see so many fences and barricades around the White House.
Next, we walked over to the Washington Monument, but found that all the tickets for the day had been dispersed, so we decided to head towards the Capitol. After a few hours at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, we continued up to Capitol Hill. All along the Mall were fences, barricades, and metal detectors in preparation for the Fourth of July . . .
Realizing that many of the points of interest were closed for the day, we headed over to Capitol City Brewing for dinner. Sadly, they were out of their hoppiest brews, but their coffee-infused porter called “Fuel” was very tasty.
Our friend Tamara McNulty recommended that we visit the monuments after dark, so we started with the Lincoln around 10:00 PM. It was pretty moving at night time . . . Next, we checked out both the Viet Nam and World War II Memorials before deciding to head over to the Jefferson . . .
