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kevin_standleeWe spent the first part of Day 15 (continuing the count with the one pre-con and five at-convention days included) of our trip sleeping. After having to be up so early every day of Worldcon, sleeping all the way to 9 AM was a considerable luxury. That does mean that we got off to a very late start and only had about a half-day available for tourism. However, that should have matched up with our destination, half of which is closed for reconstruction.
We took the Metro to L'Enfant Plaza and walked to the National Air & Space Museum. However, there was a huge queue to get in, and we balk from queues in these COVID days.
We did have an idea to try and visit the International Spy Museum, but I had a terrible time figuring out where it was, so we ended up wandering around a not-particularly-interesting section of Washington for much too long until we finally figured out that it was back at L'Enfant Plaza above where we'd come out of the Metro in the first place.
By the time we finally figured out where the ISM was, it was getting late enough in the afternoon that we didn't think we should visit for more than an hour or two, and the $27/person admission was too much for us. We got back on the Metro and went back to the hotel. The battery in my pedometer died, so I have no idea how many steps I walked either today or anytime in the past week, but I bet it was a lot.
When we got back to the hotel, Lisa decided it was time for a break from the run of Chipotle burritos. (We bought so many this week that one of them was free, as was one bag of chips and salsa.) We ordered in pizza and pasta. Probably way too much of it. We had to either eat it all or throw it away, because it wouldn't keep that well in the in-room cooler and there was no way to reheat it.
We've made our plans for tomorrow. Our alternatives would be to rent a car for one day, which looks like it would cost up to $100 and involve driving on unfamiliar roads, or a multi-link transit ride on the Metro and bus to get out to the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum, which will cost much less but take much more time. We'll try the transit option.
We took the Metro to L'Enfant Plaza and walked to the National Air & Space Museum. However, there was a huge queue to get in, and we balk from queues in these COVID days.
We did have an idea to try and visit the International Spy Museum, but I had a terrible time figuring out where it was, so we ended up wandering around a not-particularly-interesting section of Washington for much too long until we finally figured out that it was back at L'Enfant Plaza above where we'd come out of the Metro in the first place.
By the time we finally figured out where the ISM was, it was getting late enough in the afternoon that we didn't think we should visit for more than an hour or two, and the $27/person admission was too much for us. We got back on the Metro and went back to the hotel. The battery in my pedometer died, so I have no idea how many steps I walked either today or anytime in the past week, but I bet it was a lot.
When we got back to the hotel, Lisa decided it was time for a break from the run of Chipotle burritos. (We bought so many this week that one of them was free, as was one bag of chips and salsa.) We ordered in pizza and pasta. Probably way too much of it. We had to either eat it all or throw it away, because it wouldn't keep that well in the in-room cooler and there was no way to reheat it.
We've made our plans for tomorrow. Our alternatives would be to rent a car for one day, which looks like it would cost up to $100 and involve driving on unfamiliar roads, or a multi-link transit ride on the Metro and bus to get out to the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum, which will cost much less but take much more time. We'll try the transit option.
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Date: 2021-12-21 06:18 am (UTC)That seems unusually appropriate. Well done, them.
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Date: 2021-12-21 12:49 pm (UTC)