DC, July 2009 - First day back in DC

Going to DC for a few days. I took Amtrak, a short hour and a half commute. I checked in to the hotel, it was only a few subway stops from the Amtrak station. Headed over to the HRC for lunch, it was near the Ford Theater. I walk around the area to the monument mall. Went into the American History Museum. Went to the Capital Brewing Company for a few brews. I was actually carded, Ha! Don’t recall what I ate for dinner. I went back out at night to take photos of the area monuments lit up. There was a lot of security around because of the 4th party. A lone man with a camera at night walking around the Capital building is pretty suspicious.