Yesterday started at the Bible Museum. We went last year, but I didn’t have time to look at much. This year, I had plenty of time, and wow! I liked it!
There’s an immersive experience where you hear and see the story of the Old Testament. It’s super cool. Here we are going through the parted Red Sea:
I was out of sync with my students, so they came out of one of the movie experiences as I was going in. I had the theater to myself.
There was a Bible garden on the roof. Most everything was still dormant from winter, but it was still very fun to see:
Our next stop was the Capitol Building.
I had a brush with fame on my way through security. Look who was behind me:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! I didn’t even see her. One of the parents from my group took the picture.
Our first stop was at the cafe for lunch. Check out what I had for dessert!
I thought it was made of ice cream cone material, but it was white chocolate. Delicious, but so rich. I had an acid stomach afterward.
On the tour, I had to touch the pillars in the crypt under the dome. They support all the weight of the dome, which is like 9 million pounds. That sounds like hyperbole, but it isn’t.
I also touched this hand rail, which is on the route that the president takes when he goes through the building. So many presidents must also have touched this exact spot. Wow!
Our next stop was the Natural History Museum. I wanted to touch a meteorite. I had done it before, back in 2011, but I just had to do it again.
They were setting up in the lobby for a dinner.
I supposed it was for big donors. I also supposed they were serving elephant steaks.
After dinner, we visited some memorials as the sun was setting. The Vietnam Memorial was very moving.
The Lincoln Memorial was as cool as always, though I didn’t get to see it very long, since construction had closed the bathrooms, and I had to go across the street.
Today we visit Mount Vernon (George Washington’s house), the we head to Gettysburg.
Thank you especially for today’s snaps of the Museum of the Bible. We’ve been intending to go for ages now, always waiting for another family member to be healthy enough to join us or something similar. Consequently, like Ford’s Theater, never been yet…’cept now I sorta feel like I have. So again…thanks.
And congratulations (?) on being in front of a non-controversial voice in our government (she types sarcastically) in that security line. Ahem.
Wow!! So many cool things in one day! Just one of those experiences would be fulfilling, and you are doing a whole slew! I love it, and thank you for showing it all to us.
Elephant steaks…..you’re hilarious!