Washington Again

Today Anna, Kris, and I drove to Vienna and caught the Metro into D.C. to see and do a few more things: Arlington National Cemetery, The National Portrait Gallery, lunch at Pret a Manger, shopping at H&M, a failed attempt to visit Ford's Theater (closed for tours because of a play), The White House, and Lafayette Square. Rob juggled a buttload* of soccer games and we three traveled alone. *"Buttload" is not a coarse current teen/20 something usage but an old English shipping term meaning two barrels full of something.

Anna and Kris on the Orange-Line train

Arlington National Cemetery

JFK's eternal flame with Arlington House above

Arlington House is a well-arranged home with well-proportioned
rooms -- one of the best designed (though run down)
houses we have seen on this trip -- a pleasant surprise

The view of Washington from Arlington House

The girlies at the amphitheater at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier

Waiting for the Metro

The National Portrait Gallery

Shepherd Fairey's Obama collage that became
the famous "Hope" poster -- very cool

Not all portraits, not all American: David Hockney

Pret is as good as the memory

"Passionate About Food"

The White House looking very calm

Not all that calm, really

Lafayette Square was an important venue for us
after all our presidential-history reading

It was a spectacularly beautiful day: crystal clear, sunny, but cool. We had a great time. Thanks to Anna for today's excellent management.

That's all for now.

OXO

D.