My first real cold and rainy day since I arrived and it was a doozy – there didn’t seem to be much rain but it was icy cold. After the period of hot weather I’d experienced it was a bit of a shock to the system. On my way to the International Spy Museum ( yes – this is an actual place and super interesting as well!) I wandered past Ford’s theatre where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. You can buy tickets to go inside but the line was massive, outside in the rain, and 98% of the people waiting looked like they were under 15 (ie the dreaded school groups had struck again!) so I kept on walking. After learning how to be a spy I headed to the Newseum to find out how and why news is made. I spent a very interesting couple of hours here before battling through the rain back to the hotel. No presidential encounters today 😦

I really liked DC and would have loved to spend another day or so but unfortunately I had organised to go back to New York. I guess this just gives me an excuse to come back!