So 2nd day in DC. We walked down for breakfast at a nearby coffee shop, Carribou. The temperature was quickly getting warmer. We tried the famous DC metro today ease up on all our walking and it was great. We rode it to the South Congress stop and we were only 2 blocks away. We had a tour through the new Capitol Visitors Center. This place is great. A large basement structure below the Capitol to house visitors and give tours of Congress. Security here is tight. Actually all over DC you can see the change in how you can access the city. All major sites have battling ram guards blocking any vehicle from colliding onto the premises. We were shown a 15 minute movie on history of the Capitol. Afterwards we had an awesome Guide who took us all through various portions of the Capitol building. We all got headsets and she spoke to us through them. The rotunda is just spectacular. This tour is over a half hour and was all free. We walked over to the Supreme court across the street, and then to the Jeffersonian Library of Congress next door. We headed back into the heart of the Mall, by the many buildings of the Smithsonian. Here we went to the Natural History Museum. This place is awesome and totally free. We saw some great dinosaurs bones, mammals, and other setups. Afterwards we tried to find a good seafood place but ended up eating at Elephant & Castle pub, which I believe is a famous pub/chain in London. Food was good. Afterwards Tamiko indulged me to a stop over at Barnes & Noble across the street. I powered up on a mocha and we split a Chocolate puff. Another day down. It’s going by so fast.
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