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!
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| Maureen always says "Chop-chop" to motivate people, and this restaurant sign was too good to pass up! |
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| Maureen and Tom with his "Leetle" umbrella |
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| Ruthie,Tom, Maureen in National Gallery of Art- with the god of Mercury in the background |
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| Elephant in Museum of Natural History - lobby |
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| Aluminum tree in National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden |
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| Tom in Dinosaur Exhibit- Mus. of Natural History |
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| Tom and Prehistoric Whale Fossil Skeletons |
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| Maureen and Ruthie at the White House |
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| Tom & Rob at the White House |
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