Washington DC

A Day in The Capital

Washington DC

Dan Brown, in his thriller book “The Lost Symbol”, had his main character run around the city looking for clues in the buildings and memorials.  We followed in his footsteps on Saturday, ably guided by our hosts Jan and Herb.

Our friendship with Herb and Jan was the result of spending time with them in the mountain ski lodges in Canada.  We were privileged to be their guests at their house at Pooleville, where we met their two adorable Persian cats Selkirk and Halifax.

It was only an hour or so drive to DC.  The city is quite compact and in a day we wandered around the centre taking in the monuments, memorials, the Capitol, White House and Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.  It was just an overview of the attractions and to see it all would take weeks.  Herb had lived in the area since 1992 and still was seeing sights for the first time.  There are no buildings higher than the Washington monument.  This gives the city a spacious feel that is quite different from the heavily built-up city of NY. 

On our second day in Pooleville we went for a walk around the beautiful forest paths on nearby Sugarloaf Mountain.   We were back well in time to watch the RWC final, delayed coverage on Herb’s Cable TV. Herb had never seen a rugby match before and was amused by the haka and a bit confused by the rules. Rugby in pretty much unheard of around here and we were surprised it was on TV at all.  A great result, well done AB’s!

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