This weekend, a friend from school (Ashaki) was in town for a conference, so we planned to meet up Saturday afternoon. Before that, two of the other Summer Associates (Janice and Sara) and I traveled to Farragut (another DC neighborhood) for brunch at a vegan café. I was pleasantly surprised by my Belgian waffle! They also had some delicious looking cakes, but we are going to have to try and make a trip back for the cake.
After brunch, we headed over to the Library of Congress. This, one of the largest libraries in the world, is housed in four buildings. We toured the Jefferson building, the main building. The first thing we saw was an exhibit about the declaration of independence and the constitution. The items I liked the best out of that exhibit were personal journals and hand-written letters from the founding fathers – very cool! We also saw two of the oldest Bibles still in existence (one is an original Guttenburg!), and almost complete set of Jefferson’s original library. Apparently, he was very particular about the books he selected for his library – and he maintained an incredible collection of great works. Some of his books were ruined in a fire, and the Library of Congress has replaced most of them with the original pieces. It was incredible – I just wish I could have picked one off the shelf and leafed through it! The Jefferson building also has the Main Reading Room, which we could look into but not visit. Sara and I are going to go become registered readers so that we can go into the Main Reading Room – more on that next week!
Library of Congress
The Capitol
After the Library of Congress, Sara headed home, and Janice and I walked around the Capitol building to the reflecting pool. After taking a few photos in front of the Capitol, Janice and I headed up to meet Ashaki at her hotel. It was great to see Ashaki, and after she grabbed her bags, we decided to head out to get a bite to eat. We were surprised to see it was pouring outside! We adjusted our plans and hopped in a cab to a nearby restaurant for dinner and catching up. After dinner, we headed home and Ashaki and I relaxed with a crossword puzzle and some TV.
After brunch, we headed over to the Library of Congress. This, one of the largest libraries in the world, is housed in four buildings. We toured the Jefferson building, the main building. The first thing we saw was an exhibit about the declaration of independence and the constitution. The items I liked the best out of that exhibit were personal journals and hand-written letters from the founding fathers – very cool! We also saw two of the oldest Bibles still in existence (one is an original Guttenburg!), and almost complete set of Jefferson’s original library. Apparently, he was very particular about the books he selected for his library – and he maintained an incredible collection of great works. Some of his books were ruined in a fire, and the Library of Congress has replaced most of them with the original pieces. It was incredible – I just wish I could have picked one off the shelf and leafed through it! The Jefferson building also has the Main Reading Room, which we could look into but not visit. Sara and I are going to go become registered readers so that we can go into the Main Reading Room – more on that next week!
Library of Congress
The Capitol
After the Library of Congress, Sara headed home, and Janice and I walked around the Capitol building to the reflecting pool. After taking a few photos in front of the Capitol, Janice and I headed up to meet Ashaki at her hotel. It was great to see Ashaki, and after she grabbed her bags, we decided to head out to get a bite to eat. We were surprised to see it was pouring outside! We adjusted our plans and hopped in a cab to a nearby restaurant for dinner and catching up. After dinner, we headed home and Ashaki and I relaxed with a crossword puzzle and some TV.
2 comments:
carry the day! carry the day!
i HATE that phrase! :)
i left out our continued crossword puzzle obsession!
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