We did loads of stuff - international spy museum, natural history museum, Pentagon tour, Capitol tour, Library of Congress, went up the Washington monument, Air and Space museum, National Archives (Declaration of Independence), American History museum, National Mall, shopping, eating, Roosevelt Island parkrun, Georgetown and a Virginia winery. We consciously avoided the White House and anything to do with it.
I was so impressed with everything being free, the only thing we paid for was the International Spy museum, all the smithsonians and monuments and the Capitol and pentagon tours were all no cost. It was also really quiet so no queueing plus the weather was glorious. The day we went to the winery (with some friends who live in McLean) it was 25 degrees. In January! The cherry blossom is all out already too.
There is a real sense of history and culture, the Capitol building was a particular highlight. Next time I’d go when they are in session though, we went on Saturday so no senators or congress in sight. The day before Jane Fonda had been arrested and Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen were there too!
We didn’t do much by way of eating out in nice places but the Cheesecake Factory was a highlight (
), we had a great Thai meal in Chinatown and the deep pan pizza at pi pizza was amazing. It was fun to do an international parkrun and we also went for a run along the national mall, including running up the Lincoln Memorial building steps. It had been raining overnight so they were very slippery and Mr C slipped on the way down and slid down the whole flight. He was ok but has a massive bruise on his arse. I said he should sue Donald
Mr C is working with a publisher in DC and I would definitely go back. Some selected pics below!
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