The "Thing".
The original "Thing" is a spying device now located in Fort Meade, MD. Both this "Thing" and that in the former KGB Museum in New York are replicas of a real life device used by the USSR during the Cold War. Today's visit to the International Spy Museum would refresh my memory of things I've seen before and give RQS an idea about an area of knowledge that I find interesting.
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As usual, RQS and I decided to have our breakfast at the hotel, then take the Metro into DC. Unfortunately, Google Maps did not give us good information on how to get to the museum and we ended up walking at least an extra half mile or so in the cold before getting there. (I don't think that Google's maps can handle 3 dimensional routes, as we would have needed to exit the Metro at a different exit, then walk through another building before reaching the museum.) So we were a little bit tired before starting our tour of the place.
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After paying the admission fee, we started our visit on the top floor and explored some of the history of spying - both in America and in the rest of the world. The museum focused on the risky side of spying, as well as the reasons that many people turn to spying. We could have spent a whole day exploring this place, but we were too tired to do much more by the time 4:30 came around.
Since we didn't have the chance to eat lunch, we decided to have an early dinner. So we had to make a decision - where to eat? Well, the answer was relatively simple. RQS wanted to visit the original Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street, and off we went. Although I am not impressed by Ben's offerings, it is a good place to get a bowl of chili (not my favorite style), a burger, or a hot dog. RQS wasn't impressed either, and she felt that it was one more experience to be checked off her list.
