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In the American Capital

Our next stop after Baltimore was a brief layover in Washington.  We were very impressed by how cleanly and organized the city was.    The Union Station was huge… almost as nice as New York’s Grand Central. Our objective was to check out the White House… but instead we ended up at the Capitol Building which we thought was the White House… Folks, there are a lot of white buildings in Washington.   Then I found the Securities & Exchange Commission!!  For some reason I was really excited… as a finance major, I only read about this in textbooks and suddenly I get the see the physical building where all the action takes place.   On the topic of nerdy things…  One of the best things about Washington is that they boast an impressive collection of museums… for free!  I hopped on Google and saw that the Museum of Natural History as one of the most popular and highest ranked. I had a serious case of deja vu as I entered the museum.  I realize …