A Chief's headdress from the National Museum of the Native American
Our last museum for this visit to DC was the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall. This time, we knew for sure which Metro station to use, and how to reach the museum. And for once, we were right! It was a relatively short walk to the museum.
But first....
I was finally contacted by a former blogger who wanted to get together. He's a member of our TG community, and was in my computer classes at Queens College. So we arranged to get together at a diner which was walking distance of our hotel. We walked over to the diner, and propped up a book so that s/he could recognize us. (This would be the first time s/he would see me in male mode.)
When I dress as Marian, I dress as a cisgender woman my age would dress, as I want to blend in. The same goes for when I'm dressed as Mario - I want to be seen as a cisgender straight male. So RQS and I were a little surprised to see how my friend blends both modes into her/his presentation. As much as I would never do this, I was glad that my friend can feel safe in doing this.
All too soon, lunch had to end, and we were off to the National Museum of the American Indian. Our first stop when inside was a gallery which covered the experience of the Native Americans from both Native and Settler viewpoints. Like some exhibits in the African American museum, this can be a sobering experience. Be prepared to be made to think when visiting here.
After a couple of hours here, we decided to stay in town and go to dinner. I suggested that we go to the Dupont Circle area and find a restaurant there. We ended up going to Agora for some Mediterranean food (mostly Turkish food) and had a nice dinner. Although the flavors were not exactly to our taste (we prefer food prepared with spicing styles used in Greek food), we both considered this place well worth visiting, but will order different dishes when we visit again.
Then, it was time to go back to the hotel. And again, it was a chance to get dessert at Bob & Edith's. Yum! We'll miss this place when we get back home.
