After another great breakfast we headed to Capitol Hill to visit the seeds of American government. We had a tour that included the Senate in session. We heard one of the Senators from Tennessee talk about “National Seersucker Day”. He was talking about the merits of the material during the hot Washington, D.C. summers. This was received in a reserved manner by his fellow Senators since no one else was in attendance. Now I know why they don’t allow cameras in the hall.
We also got to see the various statues in the Congressional hall. Each state is allowed two statues to represent their constituents. California is represented by Ronald Reagan (with part of the base being composed of fragments from the Berlin Wall) and Father Junipero Serra. We didn’t get to see all the other statues but I do remember a few. We saw Thomas Edison (Ohio), Robert E. Lee (Virginia) and Jefferson Davis (Mississippi).
We also got to see the Supreme Court. They were not in session but it was interesting seeing the hall lined with portraits of numerous justices of the past. I was surprised how few I remembered.
Charlie seemed very interested in our visit. See below.
Dinner was at Zaytinya (701 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001) an excellent Greek restaurant found by our daughter-in-law, Robyn. Robyn has been doing an awful job finding us restaurants. She has found lots places with excellent food and I am eating much to much.
Tomorrow we are going to ………………….. wait I need to check with Patrice.
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