Tue 08 Oct
Today I took close to 30,000 steps wandering through Washington DC and checking out a lot of memorials. The weather was beautiful, clear and about 18 degrees.
First stop was Arlington Cemetery. Some very famous people are buried here including Ruth Bader Ginsberg, many generals etc., and more interestingly there are memorials to non-military events such as the Pan Am 103 flight/Lockerbie bombing, Challenger incident etc. I also saw the Changing of the Guard and wreath laying at 1200. It's a beautiful place and definitely worth a visit - admission is free.
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After that it was a quick metro into the city where we had lunch at Shake Shack before a walk to the White House. Due to the upcoming election, the main road out the front of the White House was closed so I couldn't get any decent pictures. We then spent the rest of the day wandering around all the monuments and memorials in the area and got some pretty nice pictures of the Washington Monument.
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Before proceeding to the Lincoln Memorial, MLK Memorial and the weather was truly prime. We also had brief stops at the Korean War and Vietnam memorials, again very well done and moving tributes. A lot of walking to get around - you can get a scooter or e-bike - but it was definitely worth it. We ended at the Jefferson memorial before going down to the marina for some afternoon libation.
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Dinner was late at a French restaurant Le Diplomate. It's more of a bistro than upmarket restaurant, but good food and wines at decent (for DC) prices. Services was very quick but the place was packed so it was good to see.
Today will be a lazy one I think. We're going to check out Georgetown and maybe a few other neighbourhoods before I fly out at 2245 back to LHR and then on to the final legs of my journey to HND and SIN with JL in F and J.
