Our Travels To The Last Frontier and Beyond: Washington D.C.

Thursday, the 28^th our last day in D.C. was the hottest day yet. We have been parking at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center because it’s almost at the center of the National Mall and allows for easy access. We arrived at the parking structure to lots of police activity and news cameras and surmised it must be due to the crowds expected for the announcement of the Supreme Court’s decision on ObamaCare and the Holder Contempt of Court decision. It was a very exciting day to be in D.C.

Parking garage security

We mean business!

As we walked into the Mall, my friend, Carol checked to see if the announcement had been made on ObamaCare and CNN reported it had been overturned! There was a lot of cheering only to be followed by disappointment a while later.

We started the morning with a walk to the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History and a visit to one of my favorite exhibits… the Hope diamond and all the other famous gems.

Jim, Ed & Carol at the Museum of Natural History

The Hope Diamond

The Capitol side of the National Mall had the Aids quilts on display and the names of people who had died from the disease were broadcast over loud speakers. Too many people have been lost to this disease!

Smithsonian Castle in background

Aids quilts

Next we went to one of the newer Smithsonian museums, The National Museum of the American Indian.

The decision to uphold ObamaCare certainly put a damper on our moods as we visited the Capitol & Supreme Court building and we were hot and cranky as we headed back to the car.