Washington, DC (USA)

[woke up early - tried to convince Mollie to go with me into the City, but she was busy looking for Christmas decorations... - took the Metro to L'Enfant and walked over to the Library of Congress - found the Microform Reading Room and stayed several hours, looking at old city directories (found a lot of good stuff) - hot dog stand lunch - walked around near the Capitol (nice day!) and on the Mall for a short time - saw (nearly complete?) African-American Smithsonian building (they have made some amazing progress over the last few months!) - took the Metro back to King Street and enjoyed some beer and appetizer while watching five football games (championships) - headed back to my car eventually - more football at home]