Washington DC - Day 7

On Friday, we started with a morning at Wheaton Park, which contains a carousel, an old-fashioned train (closed because of wet tracks), and a huge playground (with a sandbox). The kids had a great time. We followed it up with a picnic lunch that finished just before the rain started. 

From the park, we headed into DC with Jaydee and Téa. Tim braved the deluge for a mile long walk to the cathedral. The rest of us took a short walk to the Phillips Collection. The Phillips Collection notably contains Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party. They also had a great discovery pack for kids, which Maya really enjoyed. However, the museum was the most pompous one I've ever visited, and the docents were really unfriendly. They would creepily stand really nearby, eavesdrop on our conversations, and never say ANYTHING. It was like their goal was to encourage us to move along. Even so, Maya really enjoyed the museum and got a lot out of it. Tim also saw quite a bit at the cathedral (after the weather cleared). We finished the day with dinner in Ellicott City with Brian, Claire, and Tyler.