Next Stop: Washington, D.C.

The sight-seeing isn't over, yet! I still have two days before my ankle surgery, and I'm making the most of every moment before surrendering to crutches.

After lunch at home, we (Evelyn, Grandma Linda and myself) took the Metro into Washington. We stuck to our plan: get off at the Smithsonian stop, check out the Washington Monument (only the outside this time), visit the World War II Memorial, then go to the (Smithsonian) National Museum of Natural History.

It was brisk and windy today, so it's a good thing we didn't stay outside longer than we did. Evelyn chose her favorite site (Washington Monument), and my mom chose something she hadn't seen before (World War II Memorial). We all agreed that the "dinosaur museum" (as Evelyn calls it) would be fun to visit. Even though Evelyn has only been to that museum once before, she led us around the dinosaur exhibits like a docent.