Mom and I took the metro into the city today and our first stop was Starbucks. After sipping our coffee and eating our bread, we walked to the Archives building and saw the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. Our next stop was the National Natural Science Museum. part of the Smithsonian Institution. Mom was acting like a little kid, kissing the animals in the Natural History museum. She generally enjoyed herself, as we went a lot slower, paced ourselves, sat on a bench outside the Smithsonian Castle. Mom got a kick out of the pile of junk as the display in the middle of the Smithsonian castle, where there was a jacket from Fonzie's "Happy Days' show and the chair from Archie Bunkers show and a bunch of other Hollywood artifacts. After we went outside for a minute to see the garden and sit on a bench, she was sure we missed something inside (there had to be more than a heap of junk) and so we went back inside and found, after mom asked the guard if there was anything more than the heap of junk - a room with a guitar, a peacock and other interesting things. We walked all the way up Capitol Hill to 3rd and Pennsylvania where my friend Heather met us and drove us to the East Market.
Mom's highlight (and mine too) was tonight when we hung out with some of my old friends (Heather and Katie) and had a refreshing drink on the patio of a South American restaurant called "Banana Cafe". All in All, D.C. has been amazing. The only bummer about D.C. was that we didn't stay long enough to see the Red Sox whip the Nationals on Tuesday night. Our flight to Boston leaves in the morning. So, on to Boston. Go Bo Sox nation.
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