So today, we woke up at 9 AM and left Erik’s place in Capitol Hill at 10:30 to much rain and empty bellies. We caught the D6 heading to Union Station and grabbed breakfast in the food court, an unsatisfying apple fritter, only to spot the adorable and wonderful-smelling Corner Bakery on our way out.
After that, the rain had calmed down enough for a leisurely walk to the Supreme Court (!) and the Library of Congress (!!). I am not ashamed to say that my first thought on viewing the Main Reading Room was that it puts my beloved Rose to shame, and the sheer breathtaking BOOKINESS of it all put a little tear in my eye. Actual tears, people.
Of course we went to the Air and Space after that, which regressed Stuart about twelve years until I was suddenly married to a geeky plane-obsessed teenager. LOVES. The walk from the LOC was drenching and I kept my chirpiness until we were halfway there and then I got very, very quietly miserable. A bite at the food court (! another FOOD COURT) solved it, without actually sating any of my Good Food Requirements in life. Boston Market, how bleh you can be.
The museum rocked. And the LOC rocked. I’ve been a little whelmed by the whole Capitol/Mall area simply because in bad weather, it’s just huge buildings with huge distances between them – I’m looking forward to hitting the streets for dinner and wine tonight and seeing cuter, more stroll-conducive neighborhoods tonight.
Tomorrow? Eastern Market for breakfast and shopping and then the Spy Museum, baby.
Also: so many pictures that will bore you. Yay for generic tourism.
* what I’ve been humming in my head all day.

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