Washington DC 2 nights

 We located an Elks lodge about 15 miles out of DC we were targeting for the night’s stay but when we arrived it wasn’t all that nice and neither was the neighborhood.  We were tired from a long drive, but decided to just go into the city and see what we could find.  On the way, we came across Arlington, VA which looked like a really cute town, but decided to continue on.  We arrived in DC and found a spot on the Capitol Mall where it was free to park after 8pm.  We were shocked we could park and sleep right in the middle of the city.  That night, we walked up to the Capitol Building and were two of 5 people that were up there.  The area kind of clears out after the Smithsonian museums close up each evening around 5pm, while being very vibrant during the day.  The next day we went to The National Museum of Natural history right across the street from where we spent the night and where the movie Night at the Museum was filmed.  Unbelievably the Smithsonian museums are all free to enter.  We made lunch and then decided to jump on the bikes to see the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials.  The scale of the statues was massive and while at the Lincoln Memorial we saw the US Army band play.  They played the National Anthem which was quite amazing, making my eyes well up with emotion.  After putting our bikes away we took a blanket and laid on the Capitol Lawn with a glass of wine to rest after a busy day.  Then we went to Old Ebbitt Grill right next to The White House and had an amazing meal.  

The next day we went to the Air and Space museum where you had to have a free timed ticket for entry due to the museum being renovated and 1/3 of it being closed.  This was the museum I really wanted to see again, but have to admit that it didn’t live up to my expectations.  I believe it was due to the remodel and the fact we had already spent half a day in a museum the day before.  We decided to leave after the museum visit and head to Atlantic City for a night.











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