\nI've finally made the effort to do a long distance.\n<\/p>\n
\nWashington
\nD.C., particularly, the Smithsonian Mall, which is said to have 19
\nmuseums, of which I only visited not more than 6.\n<\/p>\n
\nI didn't regret
\nnot visiting the Air Space museum. First, it was too crowded with lines.
\nNo museum should be that crowded, unless it's a theme park.\n<\/p>\n
\nI
\ndeparted at 11PM from NYC, arriving 10th Street and H Avenue at 3:20 AM.\n<\/p>\n
\nI
\nthen tried to look for a late night cafe to do type some church
\ndocument but couldn't find one until 7 AM, when Starbucks opened. Until
\nthen, I decided to tour around the tall War monument, walking along the
\nreflecting pool towards the Lincoln statue. I was too tired to have much
\nthought other than taking a few photos. The whole place was incredibly
\nquiet, for a capital, until daybreak.\n<\/p>\n
\nAfter walking around the
\nWhitehouse, I worked on the addresses of STEMI past choir members
\n(transfer from paper to digital) at Starbucks until almost 11 AM.\n<\/p>\n
\nAfter
\nthat, I visited the Mall clock wise starting with the West Building art
\ngallery, of which I found a few paintings intriguing, such as Peter
\nPaul Reubens' Daniel in Lions' Den. I like the body of Reubens' young
\nDaniel but I prefer the settings and expression of Briton's Daniel. I
\ndo not think Daniel should be portrayed as having a hint of fear.\n<\/p>\n
\nI
\nthen headed towards the Capitol building. Unlike others, I've tried not
\nto take too much vain photos. One thing brought to my attention was the
\nreflecting pool in front of the Capitol building was surrounded by
\nplenty of pineapple weeds. I wonder if that's deliberate.\n<\/p>\n
\nNext was
\nthe Native American Museum, the latest installment. Very artistic
\narchitecture, mimicking the wavy canyons and caves. I realized that
\nusing large space is key to architectural beauty. The more beauty, the
\nmore space. Or rather, the more space needs to be sacrificed, although,
\nsuch use of space is not necessarily a waste, unless it is a neighbor's
\ncomplaint.\n<\/p>\n
\nThen the Smithsonian Instutute, which is also the
\ninformation center. My last building was American History Museum, after I
\nquickly browsed through the natural History Museum, which is the
\nlargest research insitute in the world.\n<\/p>\n
\nSince the whole theme of
\nthis trip is Washington D.C., and not "Museums", I took a quick stroll
\nthrough Chinatown, which isn't much. I measured only about 2 block
\nradius, around 7th Street and H Ave. And I don't see any small local
\nfood stands other than more expensive restaurants.\n<\/p>\n
\nAnd now I'm on
\nmy way home, on the Megabus, which departed at 5:30 PM. Of the journey,
\nI paid $2.50 round trip.\n<\/p>\n
\nIt is 9:15 PM now, and the bus should
\narrive in Manhattan at 10 PM.\n<\/p>\n
\nAfter thought: Smithsonian Mall, worth revisiting. It is definitely more than an enlargement of NYC's Metropolitan & Natural History Museums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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