Days 15/16/17 - Greyhound to Washington, D.C., the White House and the Smithsonian

After 10 hours of sleep, I woke up to the overwhelming thought of 'please don't make me get back on a coach'. Seeing as that wasn't an option, we begrudgingly took the subway and eventually found the right station, getting slightly lost in the process. To cut a short and boring story even shorter, the greyhound journey was long, and little of note occurred.

The evening was spent enjoying the extended happy hour(s) of a Thai restaurant/bar, and allowing drink-induced sleep to take over upon arriving at the hostel.

The following morning was pretty lazy, but in the afternoon we sought out the mall of America and saw the sights of Washington, D.C. This included congress, the Lincoln memorial, the Supreme Court and the White House. I don't want to sound facetious but they are all quite a lot smaller than in photos or on tv, and whilst it was certainly worth going, it was all a little underwhelming. 

DC has been a bit weird actually because we've come straight from New York, where there is something to do at any time of day or night, and it's easy to find things to suit any budget. Here it is easy to get around, and although there is a lot of free things to do, there is little variety. I guess it's also a bit weird  because I ran out of clean clothes and had to wear my Li'l Sebastian tshirt to a WW2 memorial, and as a result loads of people were staring at me (and rightly so...).

Whilst yesterday was scorching hot, today was quite rainy, so we took the opportunity to visit some of the smithsonian institute attractions, which were mainly museums. Whilst enjoyable they were again a little underwhelming, but maybe that's because I have a terrible attention span and require all museums to be 90% interactive or IMAX-related. 

This evening has fared better, having visited a diner that only sells variations on chili con carne. What is also a bit odd is that no one at the hostel socialises. Where we have been previously in Boston and New York, there has been no shortage of people willing to give anything a try, whereas here the people are nice, but aren't interested in going for drinks or exploring a new part of the city. Still, this may result in jack and I going to see the new Star Trek film this evening, so my inner nerd is satisfied...