So many museums, so little time. Some of these we literally zipped through in minutes, though I could have spent hours, days, weeks in each.
We ducked into the Botanic Garden during a rain shower.A work by Alexander Calder, Paul's namesake, outside the National Gallery of Art.Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Pissaro, Degas. We whipped through them all in the 15 minutes before the National Gallery of Art closed. Like seeing old friends.Granite sculptures outside the National Gallery of Art. These were ok to touch, I promise!Tour of the Capitol building.Dorothy's ruby red slippers.An interactive exhibit where you could read a famous presidential speech on a teleprompter.George Washington's uniform, in the Museum of American History. It was so dim in there; I sprawled on the floor to use a super long shutter speed.Yayoi Kusama show at the Hirshhorn was over in 90 seconds.Giant stuffed elephant in the lobby of the Museum of Natural History. The place was PACKED, there was even a huge line to get in.Touch a piece of Mars? Don't mind if we do.Butterflies! Supposedly the Pacific Science Center's butterfly house is reopening in July. Can't wait.The Hope Diamond!So many pretty sparkly things in the hall of minerals and gems at Museum of Natural History.Bison burger and frybread taco from the Museum of the American Indian.Bill Clinton's picture in the National Portrait Gallery was done by Tacoma's Chuck Close. From a distance, his paintings look photo-realistic, but up close, they're abstracted little boxes. Matchbox pizza, yum!
