Didn't really *do* too much today.
Thursday was Thanksgiving, and some things were closed, but not the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, so spent much of the day there. Saw lots of cool things, although many things were just copies of the originals, not the real thing. Also, a couple of the exibits were closed for renovations which was pretty disappointing (including a Sputnik and Chuck Yeager's X1 jet).
Wright Brothers Flyer
Spirit of St Louis
Model of USS Enterprise aircraft carrier
Model of USS Enterprise aircraft carrier
Gossamer human powered flyer
Copy of Apollo Command Module
Apollo command module hatch
Space suits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Model of Saturn V rocket and tower
Saturn V rocket
Rockets
Rockets
Apollo Lunar Module (test vehicle)
Model of Space Shuttle
Model of Space Shuttle
Voyager flyer
Bleroit XI
First plane to cross the English Channel
Later in the afternoon went to the Holocaust Museum, which was was quite interesting.
Then walked back to the hotel, taking some nice sunset pictures on the way back.
Washington Monument at sunset
Capitol Building at sunset
Came back to the hotel, used the internet for half an hour, had a turkey tv dinner (it's Thanksgiving after all!) and watched most of the Indiana Jones trilogy.
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