På tur til hovedstaden

Mange kilometer er i dag gået, mine fødder skriger af smerte og min pung mangler penge. Jeg har brugt min lørdag med søde Caja fra træningsskolen til shopping og sightseeing i Washington DC. Vi mødtes i formiddags ved Bethesda Metro, hvor vi efter lidt besvær fik købt os et smarttrip kort for dernæst at begive os afsted til hovedstaden. Da vi blev sat af i midten af DC, havde vi ingen anelse om, hvor vi var. Til vores store fornøjelse blev vi dog mødt af tre lækre butikker ved metroens udgang. Forever 21, H&M og Zara. De første mangle penge forlod vores punge den første halvanden time af vores lørdagstur, hvorefter den stod på tiltrængt frokost på den nærmeste Starbucks. Efter vi havde hvilet benene et stykke tid og sluppet af med den værste sult, travede vi rundt i DC's mange gader i håb om at finde de mange memorials samt det hvide hus. Det var nemmere sagt end gjort. Vi var derfor vidt omkring og slog derfor også vejen forbi "The National Museum of American History" samt "The National Museum of American Indian". Ja, man kan jo lige så godt benytte sig af den fri entre og dermed nyde synet af gamle biler og dinosaur udstillinger. Da vi var trætte af museumsbesøg, begav vi os atter ud for at finde de historiske monumenter. Vi gik og gik og gik, og måtte til sidst indse, at vi var gået forkert. Ikke bare forkert, men i den helt gale retning. Vi var seriøst lige ved at opgive vores forsøg på at være bare en smule historieinteresseret, men måtte overbevise hinanden om, at man ikke kan tage til hovedstaden uden at se det hvide hus. Det hvide hus, Washington Monument og World War Two Memorial blev derfor fundet, hvor synet af Capitolbygningen samt Lincoln Memorial blev nydt på afstand. Dette skyldes blandt andet, at der var proppet med mennesker i Washington i dag pga "50th Anniversary March on Washington". Det blev altså i dag fejret, at det er 50 år siden, Martin Luther King holdte sin "I have a dream"-tale.

Efter dagens sightseeing ønskede vi at fortsætte vores shopping og travede igen videre. Til vores store skuffelse, var butikkerne lukkede, og vi var endt i businessgaderne, hvor der ikke engang var cafeer eller restauranter at finde. Sulte var vi ellers! Vi endte op med at spise på Dunkin' Donuts, hvor vi fik en donut rainbow sprinkles og den ulækreste sandwich. Vi fortrød helt, at vi ikke havde valgt McDonalds i stedet. Ja, så ulækkert var det. Efter vi havde kæmpet os igennem vores aftensmad, tog vi metroen hjem. Trætte. Vi havde en rigtig dejlig dag og har planer om endnu mere sjov næste weekend.

Translate: We've been walking miles today, my feet are hurting and my wallet are missing money. I spent my Saturday with my sweet danish friend Caja from the training school, and we went to Washington DC for sightseeing and shopping. We met this morning at the Bethesda Metro, where we bought a smarttrip card and then went to the capital. When we left the metro station, we had no idea where we were. Luckily we found the stores Forever 21, H&M and Zara near the exit of the metro. We spent lots of money on clothes, and then we bought some lunch at the Starbucks. After we had rested a bit, we walked around in DC and tried to find the many memorials and the White House. It was easier said than done. In the main time we went to "The National Museum of American History" and "The National Museum of the American Indian." It was free, so why not? When we were tired of visiting museums, we tried to find the historical monuments again. We walked and walked and walked, and we had to realize that we had gone the wrong way. Not just wrong, but in the wrong direction. We were seriously about to give up, but we had to convince each other, that you can't  go to the capital without seeing the White House. The White House, Washington Monument and World War Two Memorial was found. We watched the Capitol Building and the Lincoln Memorial from a distance, because of the many people in DC today. Today it was the "50th Anniversary March on Washington", which was a celebration of Martin Luther King's speech "I have a dream". After the sightseeing, we wanted to continue our shopping. To our disappointment, the shops were closed and we had ended up in the business streets, where nothing was open. We couldn't find any good place to eat, and we were starving! We ended up eating at Dunkin 'Donuts, where we got a donut rainbow sprinkles and a disgusting sandwich. We regret that we had't chosen McDonalds instead. After the dinner, we took the subway home. Tired. We had a really great day and we're planning more fun next weekend.