So, I’m a little behind this week because I had such a crazy week and weekend. The renovation tour was really interesting, The work they had planned came out as intended, and I don’t know how they could have housed the amount of people I’ve seen this past week before the renovation. I also got some more information about the future renovation on the west wing of the museum. They will be extending the “Thanks for the Memories” segment, even potentially having a separate section for The Wizard of Oz ruby slippers.
The work week was pretty low key, especially with the tour, but my family came in Thursday afternoon, so I had a short work week. Thursday night we ate at Vapiano in Chinatown, which was really neat and quick. It rained that evening, but we made it back to the hotel before it really began to downpour. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott on F Street, which was nicely located close to two red line Metro stations, and my mother and I were able to head up quickly to the pawn shop from last week. I ended up not getting the instrument, but we had a good time together. I was also able to walk with my mother and grandmother from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial for the first time since the snow has been gone. The walk took a bit of a toll on my grandmother, but we all made it up there and the view was beautiful.
Friday night, we met up with my friend Sabrina and her mother and saw Little Shop of Horrors at the Ford’s Theater. The show was fabulous, and was even cuter because the two leads were married to each other in real life. The set up was really fascinating as well because it was on a rotating stage.
Saturday, we were the typical tourists and took the Old Town Trolley Tour through the city. It was nice to get a little bit more information about multiple sites near my job and others through out the city that I had walked by the week before. I even got myself a sweatshirt from one of the stands along the road.
Sunday, we were able to spend time with some family out in Virginia, which was really nice for all of us, and we even unearthed some family secrets….
Today, Monday, I went on a Library of Congress tour, which I hadn’t realized I’d already been on until I walked into that great hall, and I looked up at the amazing ceiling:
The Smithsonian Interns went on a guided tour, and we were shown the three main points: the main hall, the reading room (which we aren’t supposed to take pictures of) and the Minerva mosaic:
The library also had some exhibits out, which were interesting, but I kept finding myself enthralled by the artistry of the building itself. There is so much allegory and there are so many meaningful sculptures and paintings that it’s overwhelming. They sell a book about all of their meanings that I was tempted to get, but it was a bit pricey for me.
So now begins the final month before I return home.
No more scheduled field trips, but perhaps more park service visits...
'Til then,
~K
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