We joined the 'outside the beltway' Virginian commuters into DC again today and jumped off the metro at Foggy Bottom and walked to Georgetown. What a great part of DC - nice shopping strip, quaint 18th/19th century homes and the impressive Georgetown University situated right on the Potomac River looking across to Rosslyn in VA. After meandering through Georgetown we walked to the Lincoln Memorial via Pennsylvania Avenue, the Watergate Complex, the JFK Performing Arts Centre.
It was another magnificent day - clear skies and warm, so we had lunch on the grass near the Lincoln Memorial, then wandered around learning more about Lincoln and his role in the Civil War. We then walked through the Vietnam War Memorial, WW2 memorial, around the Washington Monument which is closed for repairs, and shrouded in scaffolding, due to damage from an earthquake in 2012.
We then walked through downtown to the National Spy Museum which was right near the FBI Building and Ford Theater where Lincoln was assassinated. The Spy Museum was a hoot with lots of artefacts from the Cold War - MI5, MI6, FBI, CIA, Stasi, KGB, etc.
A great day to end our east coast time, as we head to California tomorrow!
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