I think we beat the flowers by about a day, but there were still enough blossoms to go around to keep things interesting. And where the blossoms were lacking, the people weren't. There were people everywhere. I've heard that DC has a population that's nearing the size of Vermont. When everyone in a 5 mile square decides to go to one side to see, if not smell, the flowers, things get crowded.
It was slightly chilly and breezy, but now we're bathed in 80 degree heat, so I assume that was our one good day of spring.
We walked around the Tidal basin, visiting the various memorials, including the new MLK memorial.
My favorite is still the FDR memorial. It's peaceful and it's impossible to fully appreciate it from any given spot. It's packed with symbolism, and leaves you thinking you should try a bit harder to be a better person.
We easily transformed a cheap trip downtown into a fantastically expensive weekend by boarding The Dog at the kennel so as to not need to run any particular schedule. The cost is significant, and thus I'm not sure I'll do it more, but that route took a huge amount of stress from the day. I only looked at my watch once, when someone suggested lunch.
Try harder to be a better person.
So, like, thinking back a bit on the kind of support YOU received, we would be willing to consider receiving your undying gratitude.
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