Every day at lunch I take a walk. Sometimes short ones, sometimes long ones, but I try to get out every day (OK, so I have only been doing it for two weeks, but still. So far, so good). Today's walk was particularly fun, which has inspired me to add this new daily feature: Lunchtime Walks in DC. Sadly I had no camera with me today, a situation that will be remedied in the future.
Started off from work on I street and took a loooong downhill walk down 6th street to the National Mall. Yay for avoiding the horrible tourist traffic on 7th!
About two blocks from the mall, I passed a dog walker who had 6 of the most adorable little pups ever (Camera! Crap!).
It was gorgeous out and not too sunny (I burst into flames in the sun, so I often take a mid-walk break inside some museum or another), so I sat for a while in the Sculpture Garden and had an orange (0 points! Yeah!). Sadly the fountain is still in its winter ice skating mode with no ice, but it was nice nonetheless.
On my way out of garden, I educated some mini-tourists on the niceties of Roy Lichtenstein since I overheard their teacher say "I Don't Know" (???!!!???) when asked about him. Thank you Art History Degree!
Took a detour through the Butterfly Habitat Garden which has always been one of my favorite Smithsonian gardens. Past the National Archives and back up 9th for the long uphill(!) walk back to work.
Along the way, I was able to direct some French tourists who were very lost and confused. I am sure my grammar was atrocious, but I did manage to remember how to say "right" and "left", which isn't bad for 15+ years of total non-use.
Resisted the urge to stop at the corner hot dog lady and returned safely back to work in the allotted time of one hour.
Total distance according to Google Earth: 1.83 miles
You make me want to go back to work just for the lunch breaks!
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