Washington, D.C. Day 4

Rain, Rain, go away...so the forecast was for less than 1/10 of an inch of rain, a little deflated in my opinion. By the time we left for the Metro to travel into D.C. this morning around 11AM it was already drizzling in a sideways manor courtesy of the wind. Besides the rain was the pleasant 50 degree weather, which you know is soooo nice when its rainy too, lol. The Metro was a bumpy ride into the city and once we arrived we headed straight for a museum that happens to be my personal favorite, the Museum of Natural History. We started out in a temporary exhibit about Rastafarian history and African culture. Needless to say lots of dreads and poor speaking habits. We then ventured through the Sant Ocean Hall and after struggling through the crowds of tourists with the same idiotic expression on their faces, on to the African Cultures wing and the Ice Age. The dinosaur bones were huge! The exhibit on dinos also included side wings on fossil plants and mammals.
Thirty-five dollars, a blueberry tart, a third meal lunch of chicken nuggets, and a rice krispy treat the size of a hippos head and we were back on to the mammal hall, lots of mammals. Although we attempted to look through the exhibit on butterflies and bugs we quickly u-turned towards the geology, gems, and minerals hall when we realized there were about a million kids in the live butterfly and bug habitat. The gemstones and minerals were very beautiful and many were unique specimens, including the Hope Diamond.
A quick jaunt through the dirt exhibit, "Soil:Dig It," and we were straight through Western Cultures, which Chris thinks is in dire need of some updating, apparently the stone age is a little ancient for his tastes. Shuffling on we left the Museum of Natural History in route to our next stop of the day, the National Air and Space Museum. I felt a sense of awe, as I looked towards the ceiling, which was covered in past aircraft used by private and government organizations, top secret stuff, wink, wink.
There were nuclear missiles, lunar rovers, satellites, and space capsules, oh my. The museum had lots of exhibit halls that were filled with thousands of pieces of aviation history. Most of which we skipped, because honestly they looked a little boring, lol. The large flying machines covering most of the ceiling space were probably the most exciting part of the Air and Space Museum.
Anyway, after getting mostly completely soaked on the walk to the Metro, we traveled the twenty-five minutes home and are now sitting on the couch, well Chris is actually watching me write this, annoying me, asking what I want for dinner. Check out more reading fun, tomorrow on...Amber's D.C. Vacay 2008.

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