A misc. farewell to DC

But perhaps my entire time in DC has been very unrepresentative. Almost everything is under construction. At every museum, at least one room, if not more, were closed for renovation. All the outdoor areas were fenced off and grassless, supposedly being taken care of for the winter. Most of the escalators at the metro were out of order and the city felt like it was in a general state of disrepair.
It is also unbelievable how few people are in the city, especially downtown, between the hours of 9:15 and 4:55. There were maybe three people viewing the Constitution when I went to the national archive, more guards in every museum than visitors, a two minute wait to go up the Washington monument, and precious few souls on the Mall during the daylight hours. Combined with the frigid cold, the city felt like a giant, windswept outdoor sculpture park, only the sculptures were national monuments and admission, like at every museum in DC, was free. I've heard in the spring and summer, the crowds are in, the weather's warm, the trees are in blossom and DC is a joy. Guess I'll have to come back. I'll leave you with a series of essentially unsortable photos that I liked from my stay here. This time tomorrow I'll be in San Jose, Costa Rica.




A series of faintly ridiculous signs. The first one shows that this blog has a little bit for everyone. The second should be appreciated for the last line, in quotes. Who know morse code was such serious business? The last is a police car specially marked as from the bureau of engraving and printing.





The "newseum" is going to go out of business as fast as every newspaper it has inside if it keeps charging admission prices like that in city where every cool museum is absolutely free.
Lock pictured in flagrant violation of the sign that forbid loitering on a bench.
A giant squid at the Natural History museum. First one I've ever seen.


DC could have stood to have a lot more personal touches like this one.
Hm, maybe I've been hard on the city, who knows? Perhaps another time Washington. Write next from a different country, bye til then.