While the Whitehouse was closed for tours, we still took the obligatory tourist snapshots outside the Capitol and government grounds. One thing definitely not lacking in Washington: cop cars and cabs. Even as I stepped slightly over the "Hard Hat Only" area for a split second (the area was previously set up for the inauguration), my coworkers viewed police radioing action right behind me. As I stepped back over the line, the radios stopped. Talk about security!

Not to mention our random adventure to an Ethiopian restaurant, Darka I think it was called (yikes forgotten the name already!) Right in Adam's Morgan area, where the local cabbies tell you to go. Madam's Organ, the bar in Adam's Morgan, was a great hangout for the night as well.
A definite "don't miss" was the Smithsonian Air & Space museum, where the original Wright Brothers plane still stands, and you can taste a bite of freeze dried astronaut icecream. Check out the slideshow below (facebook users click "view original post" to get to my site) for a few highlights.