This was a great exhibit!
There are many exotic plants and live butterflies fluttering about between flowers.
We had to be careful where we walked so as to not step on them and went into a vestibule upon exiting to ensure no hitch-hikers had attached themselves to us.
From here, we went through the gems and minerals exhibit to see the Hope Diamond and other stones then the bones exhibit to finish up at the museum.
Our next stop was the West Building of the National Gallery.
We browsed the main floor, viewing the French, Italian, and Dutch works, including Monet's Japanese Footbridge, one of my favorites.
There was even a man painting a reproduction of one of Monet's works in the gallery.
We had lunch at the Cafe at the Sculpture Garden here then headed to the Air & Space Museum.
We spent quite a bit of time here as there are many interesting exhibits.
A couple that I found particularly interesting were the Wright Brothers exhibit, which is obviously relevant to our home state, NC, the two exhibits on aircraft in the first and second World Wars, and exploring the planets.
Then we took the Metro back to Alexandria. We weren't terribly hungry, so we headed to a bar near our hotel for drinks and snacks before calling it a night.
No comments:
Post a Comment