Washington DC Trip - Day 3: History of Earthly Creatures and Stones

Time to hit more museums, namely the Natural History and American History Museums. Fossils and creatures of all sorts occupied the first floor of the Natural History Museum.

Theresa was very excited to see one of her favorite animals, the walrus, represented in the seas and oceans exhibit.

The precious stones collection was stunning. All sorts of stones from all over the world, including the Hope Diamond. Minerals were also plentiful, but we particularly liked the gold, sliver, and platinum exhibits

The American History Museum contained all sorts of displays from American Life, arranged by technology, transportation, entertainment, and various other subjects. One of the exhibits was on the American Presidency. Theresa even got to give an inaugural address to the crowd gathered at the exhibit

We were very undecided about where to have dinner, but finally decided to check out a bistro type place off Dupont Circle. We did not particualry like the menu and it was virtually empty. Theresa then noticed there was a Pizza Paradiso down the street. She had noticed when walking around in Georgetown the day before, there was a line to get into a Pizza Paradiso even before it opened. Long lines mean that it must be good. The small place was packed, and we had to wait about 40 minutes to get a table for two. Some of the folks waited over an hour to get in. Turns out there are only two locations, Georgetown and DuPont Circle.

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