My last day in DC started with a nice, long walk—probably too long as I get a little crazy with the walking when travelling—down Embassy Row. Embassy Row is the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue between Scott Circle and the DC National Cathedral, I believe. I headed up Massachusetts Avenue from Dupont Circle, and right away,
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After lunch and the Museum of the American Indian, I made my way across the Mall to the National Sculpture Garden. Or rather, I made my way toward the National Archives, but you have to wander through the Sculpture Garden to get there from that direction. This is not a bad thing. The Archives as
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Day 3 in DC started with my arrival at Union Station, which is a grand old station with a mall and a gorgeous hall. It wasn’t too shabby on the outside, either. From there, I walked down 1st Street a few blocks to the Supreme Court on the Eastern end of the National Mall. It
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After seeing all the Tidal Basin sites and looking wistfully at the paddle boats, I headed back to the Metro, passing the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and the Holocaust Museum on the way. Then I took the metro out to Arlington National Cemetery, our hallowed and very picturesque, large-scale memorial to all who have
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Where there is travel, there is Becca writing travelogues! Ben and I headed to Gaithersburg, MD, for him to attend 360 Flex, an Adobe conference, and for me to spend far too much time commuting into DC to see more sights than I did on my last trip, two years back. Oh, and also to
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