Today was museum day – all museums, all the time. Today was also the beginning of a warming trend and there was possible rain. It was not rainy when we got to our first stop, the Building Museum, but it sure was hot. The museum was a huge disappointment. I would not spend the money to go there again. The second museum was MUCH better though. I had never been to the National Portrait Gallery before because it had been closed for major renovation. It is now a favorite museum of mine and of my daughter’s. We were getting hungry when we got out of the place, so I found a top-rated pizza place nearby and man, was that a good choice! I also had an extremely pleasant flight of local beers. After lunch, we browsed the Spy Museum gift shop, but did not go in. We had been there before. We also didn’t go into the Crime and Punishment Museum because of the steep price of the tickets ($23). Our next stop was to be the Ford Theater, but it was now very hot and, being that this was a Saturday, was extremely crowded with a long line halfway around the block. Since we were in the area, we decided to walk a few blocks to the Museum of Natural History. It too had a line out the door – I had never seen such a thing before. Well, at least we could go to the Old Post Office, which now had a museum in addition to their food court. It was fenced off and under repair! We were now baking in the sun, and most of us had to go to the bathroom very badly, so we went in search of bathroom facilities. Across the street were a couple of restaurants. Once was closed and the other, a pub, was packed because of World Cup Soccer. We eventually found a CVS pharmacy not far from the White House. After that, we were so exhausted that we decided to call it a day and start fresh tomorrow.