Friday, Nov 10, 2023 - American History & Natural History

 

Deb still here. A gray and rainy day, and we all appreciated just hanging out in the apartment until later in the morning. On today's agenda was the Smithsonian American History Museum, and since it was raining we opted for an Uber.

What a building! Multiple floors with lots of families there (it was the Veteran's Day holiday) and so much to see. We wandered, visiting bits and pieces of the huge museum. I particularly enjoyed seeing the First Ladies' Dresses, the original American Flag, and the Greensboro Lunch Counter. Erick had tipped us off to look at the gunboat Philadelphia, which sank on Lake Champlain during the Revolutionary War, and that was fascinating as well. 

After a while we were all overloaded with people and info, so we went to find some lunch. We ate at a nearby deli called West Wing Cafe and sat for some time enjoying our delicious sandwiches. Tom and Kim took an Uber ride back to the apartment, and John and I headed off for the Museum of Natural History.

The Museum of Natural History is also huge, and it was overloaded with families. We had a primary goal in mind, which was to see the display in the gems and minerals section that featured Bisbee. Eventually we found it and weren't disappointed! Bisbee is well represented in this national museum for its mining history and the multitude of gems and minerals found. John and I both had some hometown pride as we told other folks looking at the Bisbee exhibit "that's our hometown!".

Once we left the museum we took a metro back to Georgetown. In the evening the 4 of us took an Uber to Silver, where we met Louise for a lovely dinner. 

Hung out in apt until late morning. Raining, so took Uber in to American History Museum. Late lunch at West Wing Café, then we split. John and I went to Museum of Natural History, and Tom and Kim back to the apt. Later Uber to dinner at The Silver with Louise, then she drove us back to the apt.