Last weekend was one of lackadaisical proportions. By Friday night we didn’t even have a plan for the weekend, when we headed to yet another Nationals game. This time, the game was against the Rockies and we were in full support of the Rockies! We had pretty good seats (though they didn’t cost $2) and were among other Rockies fans which made it even more fun! Although the previous 5 game losing streak the Rockies were on, they won the nail bitter against the Nationals, 3-2. After having so much trouble with the metro nearest the stadium at the last Nationals game, Elena and I decided to walk about a mile to another metro stop that had A LOT less people. The night was beautiful and cool, as it had rained (down poured) earlier that afternoon. We headed back to the apartment and went to bed; we have been running ourselves thin.
Saturday morning we opted to sleep in and tentatively plan to be a tour at the Library of Congress at 11:30. We were up around 10 and made it to the tour just in time. Building was beautiful and our tour guide was the best one we’ve had yet. He was funny and very interesting. From there we headed to the US Botanical Garden near the Capitol. We spent about 30 min. in there before we were ready to move on. The plants were swell and keen to look at, but we don’t really care what their full name is. The day was hot (what is new) and we were ready to head into a building, so we headed towards the Smithsonian “Castle”. The building was pretty much a waste of space, but from the outside it is gorgeous and the inside was chilled, so we were content. On our walk over to the castle we even picked up some ice cream from a street vendor that hit the spot. Also on our walk, we noticed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival was still underway (we thought it had already ended; apparently it is a multiple week thing). So, after we had cooled down in the castle, we headed back out to check out what the festival was all about. We thought that it would consist of the different countries that they featured and the booths would be like a market. We were wrong. There were only about 3 tents that sold anything and that was food, in each of the sections. All the other booths were educational booths (should have expected something like that when it is put on by a group of museums). They had some authentic music which was pretty nifty, but it was all outside and we were just tired of the heat. Not long after we got to the Folklife Festival, we headed to the Eastern Market, Farmer’s Market to get some fruits and vegetables, as the selection at the Safeway near us is miserable. After walking around for a bit and getting what we wanted, we headed to the metro and headed home. As soon as we got home we headed to the pool! It was very refreshing and much needed after our very warm day of walking around. Later that night we made dinner, watched a movie and went to bed, nothing too spectacular.
Sunday morning we again decided to sleep in (this is becoming more and more appealing as we come to the end of our list of things we really want to do). Around 11, we headed to the Museum of American History. I have to say, we are getting through the museums faster and faster, as we don’t like reading everything like we did when we first got to DC. Still, the museum was a large one (who knew we had so much history??) and we made sure to see it all! We took a break for lunch before we headed to the Holocaust Museum. This is something Elena could have gone without seeing, I think, but I was determined to go and see it, so she decided she might as well join. First of all, the Museum was packed, making it hard to read/see anything, but it was set up over a timeline and as you walk in you get a card of a person who had to go through the Holocaust and their story. Overall the museum was very well put together and very interesting, but the crowding of people got to be too much! Maybe that was the point of it? Hmmm. After that, we were ready to head back home and relax. We made dinner, watched another movie and headed to bed. Do you see a pattern of our daily routine? J
Pictures to come tonight of all the posts that don’t have them!
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