Sunday was spent as a tourist at a frantic pace. Started at the Holocaust Museum, which took several hours do to the various tours. It was a emotionally powerful and poignant experience. Then I went next door to the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, part of the Department of the Treasury. Saw the whole money making process from plate design to shipping a pallet load of $100.00 bills! The DoT prints about $900 Million dollars a day! The average $20 bill last 22 ...

Spent about 6 hrs at the Air and Space Museum today. Unfortunately the Space Shuttle Enterprise is at the Smithsonian A&SM in Virginia, not DC! Bummer! Still it was a great day, there are so many amazing aircraft of historical significance. The place was absolutely packed with people, but I did hear quite a few pardon me's and excuse me's. Refreshing! All the Museums would benefit from mandatory lockers at the door to store small children in, with air holes o...

Was out of my room by 0900! Quite an accomplishment for me. No riding today, took the shuttle bus out of motel land, it was quite a milk run so I won't do that again. Spent 11 hours at The National Mall. No shopping, that's what they call the Smithsonian National Museums complex. Did the National Museum of Natural History et al, walked around the National Monument, got as close to the White House as I could without a cavity search, and did 2 out 3 floors at the A...

Due to the heroic nature of yesterdays epic ride I started today only 79 miles from DC. I stopped at a wayside for a breather and forgot to latch shut my Pelican case. It flopped about when I left and my close-up map of DC blew out by the time I realized it, so I was flying blind by the time I got to the Washington area. Face with the option of 17 exits off the Interstate I did what I always do when presented with a large list and no information, I picked number ...