Our much anticipated trip was finally under way and within four hours we had arrived at our destination! After a quick lunch in Tenleytown, we hopped the Metro to have a romp around the Capital.
One of our first stops was the steps of the Library of Congress. Beautiful building - unfortuately it was locked up tight for the MLK holiday.
The city was all abuzz with anticipation of our 44th President's Inauguration. On every street corner, you could find big hulking men, bundled in their coats (maybe it was all the layers uner the coats that gave the "hulking" impression) selling an array of t-shirts, hats and buttons bearing Obama's face in every patriotic color, Presidential pattern or Democratic design one could imagine. I admired them for their tenacity and creativity, however I opted to support the Smithsonian Institutiom by purchasing a commemorative Inauguration T-shirt in the "Roanoke Gift Shop" on the second floor of the National Museum of the American Indian. I think it's a worthwhile organization to support - plus I was being environmental because the t-shirt was fashioned out of organic cotton! I also ended up becoming a member of the Smithsonian for an additional ten dollars. It's a good cause and I was running out of ideas of what to do for my Broadway-bound assignment of the day. When in doubt, support the arts and/or institutions of learning.
The Museum of the American Indian is only five years old, and is breathtakingly beautiful. It's right down the road from the Capital building, and I managed to snap a few pictures of it on our way out...
One would be remiss to leave out the always-photogenic Capital building eagerly awaiting the Inauguration of a President who actually knows how to spell "Inauguration."
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