Last night, a cold front moved into the area bringing wind & rain. We got a rather "late" start this morning - especially since we were slowed down by problems on the Metro and trains were sharing one track. We arrived at Union Station and wandered through the Food Court and window shopped through out part of Union Station. We ate lunch in the middle of Union Station (not the food court). I enjoyed a platter of crispy pita chips and spinach/artichoke dip. Delicious. After lunch we found our way through the Metro toward Capitol Hill. We found the Longworth Building, went through security and located Congressman Huizenga's office.
Our tour guides from his office were Nate Bult and Stu. A new visitor's center has been added onto the building since my last visit there. We were told the visitor center has helped move people through the doors faster. Since it is spring break, there seems to be an enormous number of people visiting DC this week. The young aides were very knowledgeable and helpful in many ways.
I even got a peek at the Library of Congress. I'm told it is very helpful to obtain visitor passes for tours way ahead of time from our Congressman.
I think I asked for passes but, our decision to come to DC was made quite late. We were extremely lucky to get the reservations for the Supreme Court Lecture and Capitol Tour. Maybe I'll be able to visit the Library of Congress next time!
We even located the office of a congressman from Texas! There you go Joyce, that picture is for you!
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