Thursday, April 3, 2025

And we're home

I did not lie when I said I was busy because I was very, very busy.

Last Sunday, we got on an Amtrak train and rode it all the way to Washington DC.

I know what you are saying. What you are saying is, "Why the hell would you take a train to Washington?"

We took the train because other than the commuter rail out in Boston, I had never been on a train before.

What I can say about that experience is, "Well, now I've been on a train and I no longer have any desire to go on a train again."


As for Washington, it was 80° on Monday and Tuesday and the cherry blossoms were on full display.

We spent all of Monday visiting the monuments/memorials on the National Mall.



We also spent a lot of time checking out the various Smithsonian Museums.

Once we had our fill of the Mall, we headed out to Arlington Cemetary.




For the record, it was very, very hot and sunny in Washington. My head is burned. I probably should have worn a hat.

Also, the Mall and Arlington are huge. And by huge, I mean we walked more than a few miles. I have blisters on my feet from all the walking. I probably should get better shoes.


On Tuesday, we spent the entire day at the National Zoo. Yes, we saw the pandas.

They also have other creatures there:



Yes, the zoo is huge. My blisters did not appreciate me walking another five or six miles.


On Wednesday, we went back to the National Mall because when we tried to go to the Air and Space Museum and the Holocaust Musem on Monday, we discovered that both museums are so popular they require a pass. So I registered for the passes and we headed back.

I can understand why they require passes to those museums because man, they were packed.

Our passes to the Holocaust Museum said our visit time was 10:00am. When we got there at 10:00 am, there were several hundred other people who also had passes for 10:00 am.

No, I did not take any pictures at the Holocaust Museum. In my opinion it is a subject that needs to be seen in person and I strongly recommend you go see it.

After that we had an hour to kill before our 2:00pm visit to the Air and Space so we wondered into the Museum of Modern Art.

It was boring as hell and I didn 't understand any of it. I did send this picture to my musical youngest son:

At 2:00pm, we got into the very, very long line of people with 2:00pm passes to the Air and Space Museum.

Once we got in, I took two pictures.

The first picture is of the first airplane - The Wright Flyer:

The second picture is of the Apollo command module Columbia that took Buzz Aldrin, Neal Armstrong and Michael Collins to the moon:


Okay, I think you are now up to date.

Yes, the Red Sox won this afternoon. I watched it on the train because I have NESN 360 and unlimited internet...

I still didn't have a lot of internet browsing time today so enjoy these few links. There will be more tomorrow:

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Still busy.

And when I say "busy", I mean I'm not doing any internetting.

This will change soon.


The Red Sox keep losing even though they should be winning.

This also will change soon.


As for the Bruins, What can I say...

With only seven games left to play in the season, they are not going to overcome that deficit.


Updates with links will be back soon.