There were trains there, too. Lots of them. Pretty big model trains as model trains go. Round and round villages and round the national tree. There were quite a few people there, too. The weather was nice. Chilly but calm. The four of us - Kate, her two brothers, Robert and John, and myself - were extra warm because we had walked a ways from the Metro (Yellow Line) to the trees. Walked first toward the Capital then back down the National Mall toward the Ellipse. Taking a slight jog onto Pennsylvania Avenue to cut off some distance from our trek. I would guess we walked a couple of miles total. But it was a good evening for a walk. After dinner is a good walking time. A good get-out-and-stretch-after- sitting-and-eating time.
Then we walked to the Metro again. The Blue Line this time. Headed south to the Braddock Road station. Walked home again.
