forever! I never want to see another cardboard box! OK, it isn't us. We helped Gretchen move her stuff from Arlington, Virginia, back to Maine. Thursday we took Amtrak from Portland to Union Station in Washington, D.C. We changed trains in Boston which involved taking the subway from one Amtrak station to another. It was easy except that we arrived right before the start of the Celtics hometown celebration parade (for winning the NBA championship). OMG, there were alot of green people everywhere. The rest of the train ride was great, with some fantastic coastline sights all along the shore of Connecticut. Overall, it was an 11 hour ride.
My cousin Melissa met us at Union Station where she had just been involved in a minor car accident while waiting for us. No one hurt, and no damage, so after a million questions they let us go. We spent Friday and Saturday touring the Mall museums - Natural History, Air and Space, Native American (great architecture in the top photo), and the National Gallery of Art. Fantastic! If you've never been to the Smithsonian, you must go. They are a great example of Government doing something right for the citizens. Gretchen took us on a moonlight walk to the White House, Washington Monument, and half way to the Jefferson Memorial. They are quite spectacular all lit up.
We met some of Gretchen's wonderful friends, and then we helped her pack a small moving van with all her worldly possessions. Rob and I drove the truck back on Monday - 12 hours. Some things went in our barn, but luckily Gretchen found new slave labor for the unloading. ;)
