Today was the first of our formal tour appointments that were made by the office of our congressman (Mike Honda). The Metro system wouldn’t work out well for today, so we drove. Driving in DC is always an experience, but once we got passed Georgetown University, things calmed down. We actually found a decent parking spot in the shade near the National Cathedral, which saved us a $16 charge in their parking lot.

We got there early, so we had time to tour the grounds. The Bishop’s garden was lovely. The tour itself was not well-done, but it did get us in the place before the general population. After the tour, we continued to tour the place because there was so much to see. It really is a spectacular cathedral.

We opted to see (more of the) zoo rather than Georgetown University after that. It was hot and mostly uphill, but most of the things we had missed last time we were here were indoors, so it wasn’t too bad. For lunch, we ate sushi in a place that I’m sure few people would find, but google maps did, and it was excellent! We were too hot and tired to go see Georgetown after that, but we did do some shopping and had ice cream near the sushi place before heading home.