Day 23: Tuesday in Washington

The day started with a bolt through Arlington Cemetery to meet our Hop-on-hop-off bus. We then toured around for a while, getting out bearings, then hit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. It would be easy to spend all day here, but a few hours had to suffice. If any of this looks familiar, think ‘Night at the Museum II’.

Our next stop was the National Holocaust Museum, but on the way our walk was briefly interrupted as a motorcade of about 6 motorbikes, 6 black SUVs, an armoured truck and a very presidential looking limo. When we showed the photos to a hop-on-hop-off guide later in the day he confirmed that it would have been the president. Only the president gets the armoured truck. So we saw the Trumpster – sort of.

We then continued on to the National Holocaust Museum. A very sobering experience. Again, you could spend all day if you had the time.

Lastly was the night tour. By this time the temperature had dropped to a rather chilly 2 degrees C, and the wind blowing in from the north at a dull howl. And we were on an open top bus. Hmmmm.

By the time the tour finished it was -2 degrees (-10 if you include wind chill!). Metro back to Arlington and time to get inside and get warm, before getting out in it again tomorrow, when the forecast maximum is 1 degree.

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3 Responses to Day 23: Tuesday in Washington

  1. Steve Fargie says:

    Yep that’s definitely “The Beast’ the presidential car, I’ve seen it a few times when Obama use to come to Silicon Valley/SF

    Anyway get your long underwear and glove warmer’s ready, NYC will be colder as you get closer to it especially around lower Manhattan and on top of the Empire State Building!

  2. Laurinda says:

    1 degree vs 38 degrees!

    By the way, I think I’ve been on one of those freeway walks … and I wasn’t in America. Maybe they’ve exported the idea.

  3. Jacq says:

    Those freeway walks sound like fun! If you have time

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