Round The World and other travels

Today's diary entry is short because today was effectively short, with morning and evening both given over to trying to shake off my stinker of a cold. Bruce called to see how I was doing, but there was absolutely no point in arranging to meet up prior to his departure for California. At one stage, I was thinking I might be confined to quarters for the whole day, but around lunchtime I decided that recovery and moderate exercise need not be entirely incompatible.

I took the Metro to Union Station for a look round and some lunch. It was thoroughly impressive! I thought it was a universal rule that major railway stations are sleazy to a greater or lesser extent, but this one - if you can believe it - turned out to be a haven of dignified elegance. Perhaps it is the exception that proves the rule, though I've never understood the logic of that particular concept. Having eaten a light lunch on the upper level of the central cafe, I made my way outdoors and towards Capitol Hill, passing the US Supreme Court and the Library of Congress, before turning right and along the side of the Capitol Building itself. I then made my way back along Pennsylvania Avenue.

When I got close to The Willard, the clear blue skies persuaded me to make a final loop round the White House. It had turned out to be a longer walk than expected!