We drove to downtown DC and found a parking garage that was not full and parked as close as we could to the Smithsonian American Art Museum at the Renwick. Our favorite there was the 'Ghost Clock' solid piece of woodwork that looked as though a draping was tied over the Clock underneath, but the draping and string that tied it was really made out of the same piece of wood, just died white. The draping and indentations in the 'cloth' was remarkably done so well, it was extremely difficult to tell even after staring at it for awhile.
After the Renwick, we had lunch at Potbelly's - voted the best sandwich in DC, and we devoured some very tasty sandwiches there.
Then we took the metro over to the Freer Gallery of Art which was showcasing Asian art works and the painter Wheeler. Fantastic works on silk from the orient that have survived over two thousand years, and some artwork in glass from Egypt from even earlier. We also quickly looked through some of the artwork being displayed at the Arthur M. Slacker Gallery, but could not see it all due to closing time. Amy and I walked over to the Sculptured Gardens (not gardens that have been sculptured, but sculptures placed in a garden.) The kids rested in the shade and ate a snack by the museum where a ground squirrel came up on to the back of the bench and when Abby turned around and saw it staring her in the face, she had quite the start.
Then we took the metro close to where we had originally parked, and using the map this time, made it home quite easily.
The kids have been helpful with the cooking, dishes, laundry. I'm doing the last load of drying and it just finished so I'm gonna call it a night.
We've looked up a number of options for Saturday to do, but we'll figure it out in the morning.
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