In the midst of heated presidential debates, wars in the middle east, crumpling economy, and global warming, we decided to visit our country's capital, Washington DC. Well, our decision was much simpler than that. John was on his way back from business trip in Brazil via DC, and I work for the Federal Reserve Board the following week. The state is smaller than we expected, only 61 square mile. It is a very walkable town, with streets mostly ordered alphabetically and numerically. A few interesting things we found and encountered:
- The cross street light is very long. We have seen a two-lane road with 62 seconds to cross. You could easily sprint back and forth a few times during each round.
- Unusually few Asians and definitely not too many interracial couples.
- Lots of runners during the day and not many locals in downtown during the week.
- Adams Morgan is like Mission District in San Francisco.
- People are incredibly friendly and helpful.
- And best of all, there is a Federal Credit Union ATM right outside of the Department of Treasury....
