Day Two Washington DC

The only Prius we've seen in Washington DC and it is in the Capitol parking lot.

The niew of the Washington monument from the Capitol steps.





The Capitol



We walked along Constitution Avenue towards the Capitol building - which is the closest i will get to Supreme Court justice nominee, Judge Sotomayer as her confirmation hearings were taking place. There were a few reporters outside and i imagine most were inside.













It was an amazing day visiting the National Gallery of Art. So much art and we (Americans) have a fine collection. The East wing was beautiful modern so i knew from the outside that the contemporary and modern art must be inside. A wonderful collection of some of my favorites and some "old friends" i studied in Art History class. It is always thrilling to see the original work that i've only gazed at in a textbook. There was so much room and the designers and curators did a good job of giving sculpture the breathing room it needs. It was fabulous just to be in the atrium, taking in the large Calder or appreciating all the wonderful angles and little surprises.



Andrew Goldsworthy - of course every museum has to have one of the following: an Andrew Goldsworthy, a Gerhardt Richter, a Philip Guston, to name a few of the "must haves".


We took the elevator (had an interesting trapezoid shape) to the tower to look at the Philip Guston exhibit. Allow me to share works of art that i want to remember. Many, unfortunately were too out of focus to include.
Philip Guston









Rothko and Matisse




















There was a tunnel that linked the East Wing to the older West Wing.
The West Wing contained much more art.

We had lunch here and sat near this water feature.

Leonardo, Monet, Van Gogh















Outdoor sculpture in a garden outside the National Musuem of Art





The final activity - visiting the National Museum of Natural History.