Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Maureen and Ruth Visit: Part 2 - Washington, DC

On the second day of our friends visit, we took Maureen and Ruthie to Washington, D.C.  We started out at Union Station, and despite a high temperature of 49F (unusually cold for this time of year) and rainy, damp and downright miserable, we had a great time. We walked through the National Gallery of Art, the Natural History Museum (Smithsonian Museums); the National Archives (where we didn't want to wait in line an hour to see the U.S. Constitution); had lunch at the Old Post Office Pavilion; and walked by the Washington Monument (currently closed after damage from last month's earthquake) and the White House.
  Our thanks to Tom's parents, who took care of our three dogs: Dolly, Franklin and Sprite while we were playing tour guide! 
Maureen always says "Chop-chop" to motivate people, and this restaurant sign was too good to pass up!

Maureen and Tom with his "Leetle" umbrella

Ruthie,Tom, Maureen in National Gallery of Art- with the god of Mercury in the background

Elephant in Museum of Natural History - lobby

Aluminum tree in National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

Tom in Dinosaur Exhibit- Mus. of Natural History

Tom and Prehistoric Whale Fossil Skeletons


Maureen and Ruthie at the White House

Tom & Rob at the White House

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