9.03.2007
DBF: Arlington - Days 2 & 3
Saturday was Zoo and shoes day!
We surprised ourselves by actually getting up, getting ready and leaving for the zoo by 7:00. Go us. It actually worked out really well for us. We got to the zoo a little before or a little after 8:00, I can't remember now. But getting there early was the best thing ever. We saw the Panda Exhibit with only a few other onlookers. By the time we started to head out, there were so many people trying to crowd their way to the exhibit - it was madness. And they were going crazy over the dumbest things. The male was stretched out in a tree, scratching himself, and everyone was like "aw, he's scratching his foot." Um, no he wasn't. When we came back down, I was in a better position to take pictures so we stopped. I'm trying to focus on him and his head is moving up and down. He was humping the tree branch and everyone was just going crazy. I think the male panda has been over here too long; he's picking up our rude and obnoxious habits.
We had a good time and I got quite a few pictures. The flamingos were hilarious, especially because they were sleeping. I think that we pretty much saw all the animals, except the orangutans (but we heard them almost on the other side of the zoo, it was kind of scary). Next time Emily comes up, we're going to the zoo in Philadelphia and then probably Zoo America in Hershey. She's on a zoo kick.
We left the zoo, went back to the apartment and had lunch and then went shopping. I got my shoes and found a pair of boots! Then we went to the mall, which was a mistake. There were so many people at the mall which made me start to wonder if there really isn't anything to do around here. I mean, why else would there be SO many people at the mall? And really, who wants to just hang out at a mall? Kids are so weird.
After the mall we decided it was time for dinner and then we'd watch movies. We went to Chili's because Emily wanted Dessert Shots. These were not alcoholic shots made to taste like desserts. I was a little bit disappointed. I guess it just means that I can start working on making those.
On Sunday, we went to the National Gallery to see the exhibit Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918 - 1945. The exhibit closes today, so I don't know how long the link will be relevant. It was an interesting exhibit. And it was more crowded than I expected. I thought that because the exhibit was in it's final days that it would be less empty. I guess I was wrong.
On the walk back to the Metro, we realized that we were overambitious in deciding to go to the Musuems. We were too tired to want to do anything else. We decided to watch more movies and order Chinese food and then be lazy for the rest of the day. So we did. And it was good.Labels: dirty bad fun, far too wordy
