Day 3 started a little later - grabbed breakfast on the run and headed to the Washington monument. The monument was closed for refurbishment so we could only see it from a couple hundred yards away, so it was a quick stop.Afterwards, we walked a couple of blocks to the Holocaust Museum, I had grabbed same-day tickets online that morning. The tickets are to get you into the main exhibit on the 2nd-4th floors and were basically free- just timeslotted to control the crowds. We spent about two hours at the museum and still did not see everything. It was good for the kids to see what a tragedy happened during this time, through the eyes of survivors and lots of footage and photos. The museum does a very good job of preserving the memory of the 6M Jews killed as well as the trials that some many survivors and allies endured.
We spent the rest of the day in Georgetown. Our first stop was Crumbs & Whiskers which bills itself as a cat cafe. Though we didn't have an appointment, they worked us in quickly to pet and play with the 28 cats in the small house. Brooke was in cat heaven, as the big cat lover in the family, but I enjoyed it too. However, there was no food there and it was pretty cramped with a few other visitors in the tiny house at the same time. If you really like cats I would recommend a stop, otherwise, don't expect to be able to eat there.We found lunch at an older place called Martin's tavern where we sat in the Harry Truman booth, where Truman "may have" sat when his daughter went to school at Georgetown University. Pub food, but some interesting features, like my Turkey sandwich served in a cast iron skillet and covered in queso and bacon. Brooke had pancakes that Mom and Bix also liked.
Then we proceeded down the street to Pinstripes - a bar with a bowling alley and indoor bocce. We played a Bradley variant of bocce for a little over an hour and had a great time. We'll have to play more at home.
We walked back up the hill a few blocks to the Exorcist Steps - a narrow very long and steep staircase featured in the movie, the Exorcist. We started at the top and went down, but Bix and I went up and back down as second time. Then we walked about a half mile to the waterfront and another mile or so along the Potomac. Since we weren't hungry, we decided to skip eating a seafood dinner on the wharf and headed back to the hotel. After waiting unsuccessfully for the right DC Circulator (free bus) to come by, we Ubered home in about 15 minutes.
Everyone voted for Chinese and there were surprisingly few options, even with DC having a Chinatown. We opted for Reren Lamen and Bar (Lamen is Ramen?), since it was the top rated place on TripAdvisor. It was pretty good and kids liked the pork dumplings they had not tried before. Afterwards we headed home for an early night and everyone crashed except for me typing this up and Bix playing on his phone in bed.
Check out this bowlegged "Frog Dog"
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