Monday, September 28, 2015

Smithsonian Castle

This is an amazing and beautiful building.  We decide to visit it first.

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Next we visited the Gallery of Art…

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The Peacock Room houses the collection of Charles Lang Freer’s Asian ceramics.

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Manuel getting his rest. 

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This was very nice.  We also visited the Smithsonian Museum of American History Innovations.   Very interesting!  So much here and I guess I am tired because I forgot to take pictures.  Anyway, it was great!

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Back On Bus to Smithsonian Institute

Back on the bus!

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Beautiful parks all around town…

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Before we enter the Smithsonian, I had to take pictures of the colorful and beautiful flowers on the grounds.

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Bureau of Engraving & Printing

Last time we visited here, we were so amazed with it so we encouraged The Compadres to tour the facility.

Pictures are not allowed here so you will only find a few that I took in the visitors center.  Now, these were allowed. ok?

We saw the steps of production, beginning with large, blank sheets of paper and ending with wallet ready bills.  They also print White House invitations here.  We learned today that there is a second facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

SHOW US THE MONEY!!!!

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Here it is!  One Million Dollars in $10 Bills!

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Union Station

Let’s see what we find here.  Beautiful building.

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Oh, yes, very beautiful architecture!  People are in a hurry to get places…

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You can travel by train or bus from here.  OR you can shop!  All Tour Buses begin routes here.

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We found a PotBelly Sandwich Shop here.  Did not know we would find it here.  We were given a ticket for a free meal when we bought the Big B Bus Tour tickets.  We will try it.

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We each got a sandwich, chips, drink and a dessert.  All delicious and it was all free!  What a treat!

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On to shop and  check out the sites.  Very nice place.

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Now back on the bus….What is next?!