Thursday
Just getting ready for the farewell dinner - the week has flown and my brain feels like it is about to explode with information.. so much to take in... lots of it has been really useful, interlaced with bits of rubbish but that has been the minority of the time.
Have taken half a bus tour of Washington DC - we dumped it at the Capitol building - is it wrong to do that just because the guides voice was too irritating and she had very little of real interest to say.. we walked down through the Mall to the Art gallery, then to the Sculpture park - see the link on my facebook page for the truly amazing Lichtenstein house that turned while standing still... fabulous, it really was.
Walked down to the Lincoln Memorial one veening - that is a very imposing monument and was all lit up - although it was past 9pm, there was loads of people around and it all felt very safe. Also have taken a walk down to Georgetown whihc is the older part of the town. Hoping to take a trip to Mount Vernon on Saturday or Sunday.
Mindy Coon came and picked me up from the hotel last evening about 5 and we went out to hers..