We went to the Capital Building today. This time we took the guided tour through part of it. We left a little before 9:00 this morning to catch the train to the city. Got off on the correct stop this time and had a short walk to the Capital Building, The 45 minute tour actually lasted almost 1 1/2 hours.
We had a neat tour guide that knew his stuff. It was amazing to see the Rotunda where bodies lie in state. It was smaller than I expected it to be.
We walked through part of the Botanical Gardens afterwards. It was refreshing and green inside. We then went to a little cafe and had lunch. We road the bus home. On the bus route home we road past Howard University and part of the Walter Reed Hospital complex.
Jim’s son Thomas went with us today. He knows all the shortcuts and best way to get around, We appreciated him acting as tour guide for us today. We stopped at Target on the walk home after the bus so I could get some berries and yogurt to get me by the rest of the trip.
We got back to the room around 2:30 and have been resting and relaxing since. We are both a bit wiped out from all the people and noise. Not what we are used to.
Jim is off visiting someone that lives in this complex that he had met before. He likes history as much as Jim does. I choose to stay in the room and enjoy the quiet a bit longer.
Later we will meet up with Thomas and Judy and take them out to dinner. Jim wants to eat some good crab cakes while we are here.
Tomorrow we have to be on the road by 9:00; We have booked a 12:45 tour of Monticello. After that we are driving to Abingdon, Virginia to have dinner with a college classmate of Jim’s. We will spend the night in Abingdon and then drive to Swannanoa, NC Saturday morning. We are having lunch with one of Jim’s brother and his extended family. Sunday another of his brothers is hosting us and on Monday we will go to his sister’s house for a meal and visit.
We will stay in Swannanoa until Tuesday morning and then head home. We have two stops planned on the way home so will hotel it somewhere along the way and arrive home on Wednesday. I am ready to get home.
The best part of a trip for me is the day we arrive home.
Grateful we got to go inside the Capital Building today, grateful Thomas helped us get around today, and grateful we only have 6 more days till we get home.