Today the three of us visited the National Zoo. It is just a $1.40 Metro ride from the station near our hotel/Sally’s apartment. We got there around 9:00AM and just walked right in. Cool, my (and your) tax dollars at work. Maps of the zoo are free, but there is a mandatory $1 donation. Stroller rental is free, but there is a mandatory $11 donation.
After three hours we had seen about 90% of the place and what was once cool and sparsely attended had became hot and crowded. Time to go. When we got off the train back in Rosslyn we had lunch at a Red, Hot and Blue BBQ place just up the street. The rest of the afternoon was spent at rest nursing the blisters on our feet. Because lunch was bigger than we expected, when the three of got together at Sally’s place for the evening meal it was just cheese, fruit and crackers.
Tomorrow it is off to Connecticut. My Mom’s Obituary was in today’s New Britain paper.
A couple of catch-up items from the trip that I forgot to blog about on their respective days:
1. Wednesday in Asheville After dinner we went to a Marble Slab Creamery for dessert. Whenever I get ice cream I always get some sort of coffee flavored dish. I also love malted milk balls, but when combined as ice cream and a mixin they subtract from each other’s deliciousness. Note to self, don’t do that again.
2. Thursday on the way to Salem The Emperor passed through the 60,000 mile mark.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/07: 235