We are now subway experts, having taken it twice in one day. First we headed out to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. We walked around the campus (big), found a farmer's market (bought some tasty vegetables and peaches), and then Mark went off to his meeting while I amused myself at the library (the friendly librarian gave me a catalogue from an exhibition of medical illustration). Then we rode back home.
Later in the evening we took the subway to Foggy Bottom, walked over to Georgetown, and took a river cruise to see some of the monuments and enjoy a cooling breeze (Washington has been unrelentingly humid). As the cruise wrapped up the rain (which had been threatening all day) finally came crashing down. We tried to make a run for it, but gave up and popped into an ice cream shop along the way (which I had been eyeing the first time we passed it). Decadent chocolate and ginger ice cream - delicious. Finally headed home when the rain slowed down and the lightning was no longer nearby.
Photos: the Kennedy Center, monuments, under a bridge, the building where Mark will be doing his research
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