On Friday night, my dad and sister came down to D.C. After I got done with work I went into the city and met them at the Nationals – White Sox baseball game. We were lucky because Stephen Strasburg, the Nationals young phenom, was scheduled to be on the hill. True to form, he was excellent, throwing 10 strikeouts and allowing only 1 run. Unfortunately for the Nationals, Gavin Floyd also pitched well, going 8 innings and also allowing only 1 run. The game ended up going into extra innings and the White Sox won on a throwing error in the 11th inning. It was a good night of baseball. Our seats were pretty good, but not close enough that I wasn’t wishing for a lens longer than 200mm, but that’s life.

After the game we went back downtown and spent the night in the city. The next morning we wandered around the city for a bit and went to the National Museum of American History. The Smithsonian Institue museums are some of my favorite places in the city and the American History museum is in the top 3. So that was good fun, unfortunately, they don’t allow photography of the Star Spangled Banner, which is the premier exhibit in the museum. Plus, since I was with my family, I didn’t have quite the photo opportunities that I would have liked, but maybe I’ll go back sometime. After Dad and sister went home,  I went to the Library of Congress, which is definitely my new favorite building in DC. The amount of detail in the ornamentation of that building is unbelievable, but I went as a “researcher” and wasn’t allowed to bring a camera in. So I’ll have to go back as a visitor and take the tour so I can get some shots.

Anywho, that was a long post. Here are the pictures.