Day 14 - 7/28/99 |
Arlington, VA |
Arlington, VA |
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Total Miles: 4173 | Miles Today: 0 |
We had some excitement over the night. About 1 A.M. a bell started ringing. It was the fire alarm. Rex stuck his head out the door and the manager was telling everyone they had to evacuate. It was like being in the dorms all over again. Rex shook the still sleeping Dodi awake and convinced her that they needed to go outside. Everyone shuffled out and two fire trucks arrived. Some firemen went in, the bell stopped, we waited five minuets in the pleasantly warm night until we were given the all clear. No fire. Back to bed. |
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![]() One of the best things about the Smithsonian is that EVERYTHING is either real (used in space/where ever) or a test model or a very fine replica. It's so nice to know that everything you see is not some sort of cheap mock-up. Funny thing though, if I didn't know they were real, I'd say they were cheesy knock offs - For all these years I have been seeing models in movies and going "Gee, that looks fake" when all this time it was actually very realistic. I guess in real life things don't have smooth edges, and Tech leave Electrical tape wound around things to keep them neat. I have a much higher appreciation of the real things as well as the models now |
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![]() Even more amazing is all the stuff they have from Germany, Russia, and Japan - If they have a Spitfire they also have a Zero and a M.E. 109. IF they have Skylab, the have MIR or an equivalent. They cover all nations fleets and aircraft. It's very balanced and well laid out. We saw a planetarium show and a I-MAX movie called "to Fly" - but were worthwhile, but the I-MAX show was AWESOME. Very big. Very Pretty. I could go on for hours, but I think that everyone needs to see it to understand it. C'mon everyone! Road Trip! |
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