Washington DC

Eric's plane was arriving at Dulles in the early evening, so Maya and I drove to Washington for the day. Maya wanted to see the White House so we parked nearby and walked past the Washington Monument, but she decided to walk further to the Museum of Natural History. We had fun at the 'Human Origins' exhibit, making decisions about running a country. I found myself making choices to help the environment and the people at the expense of the economy. The decisions were all difficult.

I am at home in the National Gallery. Maya and I like to have lunch in the basement under the IMPei pyramids and then to spend time in the East Wing first and then wander over to the West. We went to Munch exhibit and a collection of photos by Allen Ginsburg, and found ourselves in the midst of a wonderful impressionist exhibit. We took the museum 'highlights' tour and revisited some early Byzantine and later Renaissance paintings.

I was amazed that Maya's interest held for the afternoon. We found ourselves rushing along the mall back to the car to get to Dulles on time. I was worried about finding my way, because my GPS is not working well. It turned out to be exceedingly easy and we arrived early for Eric. His plane had come in even earlier so we were soon reacquainted with a tired traveller laden with gifts and he slept most of the hour and a half drive home.