Washington, DC (USA)

[Mollie and I went into the city today to meet Carolyn (inbound from NYC on Amtrak) - we took the Metro this time (vice driving, like her last visit - see MAR 2012) - arrived around 1330, with time to spare - it was such a nice day, we headed outside of Union Station and discovered a (new to us) Smithsonian Museum about the history of the Postal Service - it was a great place (not crowded at all) with lots of cool, interactive exhibits - Mollie had fun looking around in the Pony Express area and trying to sort mail, scan packages and spot mail fraud - we got a call from Carolyn that she was a little early, so we headed back to the Amtrak gates, getting there just as she walked through - we rode the Metro back to our car and took her to the house - lots of great visiting]