A few weeks ago, our dear friend Mindy came to town. We decided to spend the day doing touristy things none of us have done (there are still so many more things in DC that Dave and I have yet to see/do). I'd been dying to check out the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum and decided that should be on the list. The other thing? Watching A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theater. Good planning all around!
We ended up taking two of the free tours at the Portrait Gallery. One looking at Civil War art in the American Art Museum and the other exploring everything the National Portrait Gallery has to offer. I highly recommend taking the tours if you ever go. You learn way more than you would just walking around the place alone - though I'm sure everyone but me already knew that. My favorite part was the section with portraits of all of the presidents. Some looked lifelike... while others didn't. They were all great though!
The production of A Christmas Carol was incredible. It's one of my favorite Christmas stories, yet I'd never seen it live. So exciting! It was a little eerie at times to know that I was sitting across from where the infamous event occurred, but I got over it pretty quickly. Ford's Theater is absolutely gorgeous. I love how small it is and how you have a pretty great view from wherever you're sitting. Since we bought our tickets pretty last minute, the three of us ended up having to sit separately. Another new experience... being sandwiched between strangers during a play. In the end it doesn't matter - I mean, how often do you really talk to the person next to you when so engrossed in a play?
And completely unrelated... how cool is this?
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