Day Three: Museum time



Bigger than life-size warrior carved out of
wood at the Freer



After sleeping through my alarm clock and getting a late start on the day, I took the Metro once again to the National Mall and started working my way through the museums. I started off at the Freer Gallery of Art and then headed to the Hirshhorn Museum of Modern Art, where I saw some very strange pieces indeed, including a film that consisted of a McDonalds being flooded from floor to ceiling, and a room that was completely dark except for a very faint glow from the far side of the room. I didn't even realize there was anyone else in the room until I heard a security guard to my left tell me to come over and feel out the bench against the wall and sit down. I sat in the dark with the security guard for a bit in silence, trying to make out what I was looking at. After several minutes I announced my departure with a grunt that I hope came off as mildly appreciative, though not entirely satisfied, and left. Afterwards, I had a late lunch at the National Museum of the American Indian, where I had an Indian taco, which was quite good, and also a side of tomato and watermelon salad with a jalapeno vinagrette, which was not so good.

The remainder of my day was spent at the National Air and Space Museum, where, among other things, I got to touch a piece of an actual moonrock! Tomorrow I'm going to the Botanic Gardens, and then getting a tour of the Capitol building from my cousin Wendi, who says she can get me on the house floor too :)
Good night everyone! Oh, and I uploaded the photos I took today to Flickr, so be sure to check those out too. Sometime I'll organize them better, but at the moment there's just too much to do here to worry about your convenience ;)

The moonrock! I wonder how many germs are on this thing...

Peace,

-Adam