August 1, 2020
Today we got cinnamon rolls and fruit at Whole Foods and ate in a square by the medical school (picnic tables with umbrellas) we did the self-guided tour for George Washington University (GW). Fewer flowers than American and less pomp than Georgetown. Of course, all of the buildings were closed due to the pandemic.
After the tour, we were worn out. It was sunny, hot, and humid so we decided to go back to the hotel for a rest. We took turns napping and snacking, Anneliese did some grant work online. Then in the evening, when it had cooled off a little, we went to Circa, the restaurant that we went to the first night without Anneliese (this time with her). Then we walked to the mall, went to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. I had previously only been to the first one.
After we walked back and after showers played hearts. We're hoping the neighbors are quieter. At 1:00 am this morning I had to walk over and ask them to turn their TV down so that we could sleep There was also a horrible odor of weed in our room--not sure if that was the loud people next door or someone outside, near our outside air intake, but it was awful. Hoping tonight is more peaceful. Tomorrow we continue our trip, slowly meandering our way home and Anneliese will have until early evening when her train takes her back to New York. It's been nice having a few days with her and nice for her to have a few day of vacation out of her apartment and New York.
Today we got cinnamon rolls and fruit at Whole Foods and ate in a square by the medical school (picnic tables with umbrellas) we did the self-guided tour for George Washington University (GW). Fewer flowers than American and less pomp than Georgetown. Of course, all of the buildings were closed due to the pandemic.
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| Donkey and elephant at the Political Sciences building. |
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| Joshua with the Hippopotamus--a fun unofficial mascot |
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| Chili Pepper plants |
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| near campus |
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| Naked Lady flowers |
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| Kogan Plaza |
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| Joshua and the "mascot", George Washington himself |
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| Anneliese and GW |
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| Tempietto in Kogan Plaza |
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| Campus pic--different than both Georgetown and American |
After the tour, we were worn out. It was sunny, hot, and humid so we decided to go back to the hotel for a rest. We took turns napping and snacking, Anneliese did some grant work online. Then in the evening, when it had cooled off a little, we went to Circa, the restaurant that we went to the first night without Anneliese (this time with her). Then we walked to the mall, went to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. I had previously only been to the first one.
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| Vietnam War Memorial (notice the reflection?) |
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| Korean War Memorial (kind of creepy) |
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| You just imagine this poor, scared kid off fighting this war |
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| The faces on the wall surrounding the field |
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |
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| MLK memorial--it's huge! |
After we walked back and after showers played hearts. We're hoping the neighbors are quieter. At 1:00 am this morning I had to walk over and ask them to turn their TV down so that we could sleep There was also a horrible odor of weed in our room--not sure if that was the loud people next door or someone outside, near our outside air intake, but it was awful. Hoping tonight is more peaceful. Tomorrow we continue our trip, slowly meandering our way home and Anneliese will have until early evening when her train takes her back to New York. It's been nice having a few days with her and nice for her to have a few day of vacation out of her apartment and New York.
Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteWhich one of the 3 Universities is Joshua’s top favorite? Toebad you couldn’t make it to Scotland.
He's not sure yet. At least he will be making an informed decison, though. They all had plusses and minuses (but not many minuses). Hopefully we can do a quick trip to Scotland over MEA (if they allow us in the country by then).
DeleteI hope so too!! Fingers crossed and masks on!
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