Above is the free H Street Streetcar that we used every day to get into town. It’s a straight shot to Union Station and from there a long-ish walk to the Mall. I walked it once and then I chose lyft. Most of the time everyone else, with their average 17,000 steps per day, took that walk.
From unionstationdc.com, look at all these words: “Union Station D.C. is a superbly restored, historic, mixed-use, intermodal transportation and shopping center located just blocks ((many blocks!)) from the U.S. capitol Building. .. Washington Union Station is one of the country’s first great union railroad terminals. Designed by renowned architect, Daniel Burnham, the station opened on October 27, 1907 and was completed in April 1908.”
Rick and Jim took me out for a last day excursion while the others went to Georgetown and ‘a nice walk’ in that they walked back from Georgetown via the Mall and a museum or two. So many steps. We covered our longest distances by Metro and the H Street Streetcar.
From outside the front door of Union Station you’ll find the Postal Museum. I like it!
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Rick had identified the Phillip’s Collection (founded in 1921) as something to look at, and indeed it was something. It’s one of those places I’d never heard of but was fantastic.
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And lastly, SAAM, the Smithsonian American Art Museum which includes the National Portrait Gallery.
We popped off the Streetcar a stop early so we could enjoy this street of murals.
Back home we scavenged the refrigerator and freezer for dinner which was fun. And we don’t have game night, we have game week! Rick brings a bag of options and it’s totally fun although I’d give up after a few rounds (or before they even got started!?) and head up to bed while play extends into the early hours. Ah, the theme, everyone had fun, just the way I like it.
