After riding my route to work (it's pretty dang easy... just a long metro ride). I arrived out in Virgina, where Katharine is staying, and met up with them at the metro station. We rode it into the Capitol and went over to her office building... only the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters. But before we reached the headquarters, we came across quite a sight.
Yes, that is a man feeding a squirrel. Click on the picture for a closer look.After taking pictures of myself and Katharine outside of Katharine's office (as of tomorrow), we looked down Pennsylvania Avenue. Her mom mentions that she absolutely loves the Ols Post Office because it's beautiful from the outside and the view from the tower is phenomenal. She convinced us to go over. We quickly learned, however, that it would not be open for another 40 minutes.
"Well then, let's look around until it opens!" Katharine's mom suggests. 3 hours later, we had walked down to the edge of the national mall, seen both sides of the white house, and had a fantastic lunch. We did end up back at the Old Post Office too. It was a lot of walking, which I had not anticipated (my feet are paying the price); but it was worth it. I'm not sure I would have been super motivated to see the sights we saw by myself (museums- yes, looking at someone's big white house- no). One of my favorite parts of our self-guided tour of Pennsylvania Avenue was the following sight:
Yep. Lincoln on a Segway. Cute Lincoln, at that. Possibly my favorite of the strange sightings for the day.Tomorrow's forecast (besides the real one of rain and humidity):
- -First day on the job!
- -Try not to freak out
- -Get more groceries (ramen noodles, anyone?)
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White House- I really like this shot.
The US Capitol Building. I also love this shot.
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