Shannon, BJ, Carlos, and I all woke up at our apartment and got ready for another fun-filled day of family vacation! We all went over to Union Station to meet up with Mom and Dad for a quick breakfast at Potbelly to fuel the day’s adventures. From Union Station, we walked over to the Capitol for our tour at 10:20 am. The weather was really gorgeous and we took our time wandering to the Capitol visitor’s center, enjoying the flowers and flowering trees and taking photos of the architecture in the area.
We waited in line for security screening before standing in another line for the tour. I really enjoy the Capitol tour. I’ve taken this tour four times now and it has been interesting and slightly different each time -- I highly recommend it!
After the end of our tour, we took the underground tunnel to the Library of Congress. I really like the Library of Congress -- it is one of the most beautiful buildings around. I also have a library card (which anyone can sign up for) to work in the Jefferson Reading Room -- claimed by some to be the most beautiful room in the world.
We were getting a little hungry for lunch by this point and wandered over to Good Stuff Eatery for burgers, fries, and shakes to refuel. This was a great lunch!
We walked down Pennsylvania Ave. to Eastern Market and although it was pretty crowded, it was a nice day and fun to look around at all the goodies (we bought a little chive plant for our window garden). Too bad we didn’t also take home the free kitty chair we saw on the sidewalk!
After a little rest break in our apartment (we walked home after visiting the market), we walked back to the Eastern Market area to have an early-ish dinner at Matchbox. Dad, Carlos, and I had eaten at the new Matchbox in Rockville, MD and we all loved it. This Matchbox is a little smaller (it is Capitol Hill after all), but the food was just as good. We enjoyed a bunch of tasty foods, cocktails, and even dessert!
From Matchbox, we wandered back to the Eastern Market metro station where Mom and Dad took the metro back to their hotel and Shannon, BJ, Carlos, and I tried to walk off some of our meal on the way back to the apartment. Tomorrow would be another big adventure: Dad’s birthday and driving to the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport!
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