Day 52: A Capital Day

Every once in a while I get a pang of homesickness for California.  Usually it is weather or produce related, but there is much to miss and love about the Golden State.  Luckily, I absolutely love where we currently live, and today was a great example of why.


Given that today was a holiday and we did not have work, we decided to take advantage of our fair city, bundled up, packed Michal's diaper bag, and hopped in the car, driving down to the National Mall.  After driving around for about half an hour searching for parking, we lucked into a spot right in front of one of the DC District court houses.  We headed down to the National Museum of the American Indian, where we had a delicious lunch at their Mitsitam Cafe, which features native foods from various regions in North America.  


After lunch we bundled back up and headed across the Mall again, with The National Gallery of Art as our destination.  Our journey today was Josh's brainstorm, realizing we had not been to the gallery in a while and wanting to take advantage of all the city has to offer.  There were a few exhibits that were interesting, but with Michal in need of a nap, we only took in a few areas of the museum, including the Chester Dale Collection.  I look forward to visiting the gallery in the future, taking Michal through the rooms, discovering these paintings through her eyes. 


My grand plan for the day was to have today's picture be one of Michal and me, looking at a painting.  Except she took a nap through our museum visit.  Instead, this is today's picture:

Just one of many capital days.