We escaped to our Nation’s capital, Washington, DC, one of my favorite cities, for a (too) short weekend. Arriving at about 2:30 PM on Friday and, with a threat of thunderstorms, we decided to do museums. We headed first to the National Air & Space Museum. Our guests had never been to Washington before so this seemed an appropriate place to start. We were amazed at the Spirit of St Louis,

Spirit of St Louis

and one of the planes which Amelia Earhart flew.

Amelia Airhart's Plane

We loved the space stuff, including the many rocket ships,

Rocket Ships at Air & Space

Next we went to the National Museum of American History to immerse ourselves in Americana, such as Archie Bunker’s chair, the Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz and an Edison incandescent light bulb.

National Museum of American History

We finished the day with a lovely dinner at Clyde’s, in Alexandria.