Washington, District of Colombia

Thanks to my friend, my first visit to D.C. was action-packed!

I just showed up and he took me all over the places. In one weekend, I visited all the big tourist spots, three states, and even volunteered in a half-marathon (though waking up at 5am was painful). Furthermore, all the meals were delicious and the weather was pleasant the entire weekend. D.C.

I think D.C. would be a wonderful place to live (if you don’t mind snow) and to play (great food and the museums are free!).

Tourist spots that I visited and can check-off: Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Garden, Battle of Antietam Park

Tourist spots that I pass by and will check-off: Washington Monument, The White House, The Capitol, The U.S. Supreme Court building, Library of Congress, National Archive Museum, The Reflecting pool

States I visited: Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

D.C. Extras:
•Saw a political protest about health care (but there are also quite a few Palin for President and white supremacy signs. The latter remind me of the scene from “The Fifth Element,” where Leeloo is disillusioned and unwilling to perform her role to destroy the Great Evil because from her observation, humans seem compelled to destroy themselves with wars and crimes, in spite of all efforts that were made to save humans. Considering this is 2009 and we have a black President, it is quite depressing to see people would still hate others just because of their skin color).
•Went to a house party. The houses here are very nice.
•Went to a farm.
•Then eat the food from that farm for dinner.

(Written at IAD, JetBlue Terminal. Posted at Toronto, ON)