we'd asked our progeny
for any tour requests,
& this was one of them.
~ ~ ~
we went through one of our State senators,
so we had an extensive tour
guided by a water-swigging
summer intern.
the United States Capitol building
the original Senate room
always with the Looking Up
the rotunda of us capitol
we knew the magic password*
& were escorted via secret tunnel
to the underground cafeteria
frequented by lobbyists and interns
(*"where's a good place for lunch?")
going there
&back
afterwards, we took another tunnel
to the Library of Congress -
stunning! impressive! beautiful!
library of congress
[although a degree of disappointment
from one of our crew that only
a select few (researchers & the sort)
were permitted to enter the actual Library]
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| the actual Library |
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| Jefferson's Library (recreated, although these books were legit his) |
more Looking Up
a brief walk back to the metro
in the heat*heat*heat
fountain video
after settling in for an Impractical Jokers marathon
(certainly not for the faint at heart),
the senior pair on the tour
picked up dinner at a strip mall
near our hotel,
stumbling upon some most-excellent
Vietnamese cuisine.
