Washington DC

It was insane! I have already updated you all on me struggling and getting stuck in the metro because I had so much luggage, but now it is time to let you in on what I did while I was there!

I didn't do anything on my first night because we didn't get to my friend's apartment until late at night. The next day, I trekked into the city on metro to go to the Smithsonian. Metro, by the way, is much easier to navigate when you aren't carrying anything. I started at the Air and Space Museum. It was gigantic! I started at the area where they were talking about air and space photography. It was very interesting and I read every single thing that was there. Unfortunately, as I continued through the museum, my interest started dwindling. After a little more than two hours, I gave in to hunger and ate inside the museum at their cafe where they were serving McDonalds. It was not good at all. I had four fries and then two chicken strips.

After my lavish lunch, I decided to walk around the city a little and ended up in Georgetown. It was beautiful and so clean! Once I felt up to it, I made my way back to the Smithsonian and walked through part of the sculpture garden they have. It was pretty cool!

The tree that is in the background is made of metal. It was so cool looking! I didn't really like the red sculpture too much. After that I went to the Natural History Museum. I loved looking at all the animals!

 I felt like I was in the Lion King and the giraffe was bowing to me

 Elephants and their relatives are always a must have picture

My final Smithsonian stop was the American History Museum. Although many people told me this was their favorite museum, I was not very impressed. It might have been because I was a little rushed and I was tired, but I expected more.

After the Smithsonian, I made my way over to meet my friend Elizabeth and we went to get drinks at one of her favorite places. It was pretty cool. We also stopped by a place called Madhatters, which had a cool room with a table on the ceiling that was decorated to look like the table from Alice in Wonderland.

The following day was a little lazy. I had a late start because I had a headache, but I went into Elizabeth's office to meet her colleagues and see where she worked. It was very cool to see her relationships with other people. We went to see the House of Representatives and the Senate. Unfortunately, the Senate was closed. Then we went to see the Library of Congress. The buildings were so beautiful and the reading room I saw was awesome. I wish I could have read in there.We walked around the area she lives and just had a nice day in. We explored some of DC in the evening and ended up going dancing.

My third day was another day of walking. It started out poorly because we had to wait for the cable and internet people to show up, but afterwards, the day became much better. We went back into DC to get lunch/dinner at a delicious burger place called Good Stuff Eatery. Then we went to Eastern Market, but we were a little late, so it was closed. That was a bit of a bummer, but I had great company, so it didn't really matter. Our next destination was Alexandria. We walked to the waterfront and then went to find a place for drinks. We ended up going to a tapas bar and getting Sangria. It was my first time trying Sangria and it was pretty good. We stayed there for a while chatting and then headed back into DC to see the monuments at night. The monuments were beautiful and awe inspiring. We saw them all. Our walk back to the metro was painful, but well worth it.

 Lincoln! I couldn't find the bullet holes that my mom told me about though 

Martin Luther King Jr.

Overall DC was amazing! I had great company and great food. The sights were beautiful and I really enjoyed all the walking and exploring. I like to think of DC as SF, but cleaner.