Oh to be new to Washington again!

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I've lived in the Washington, DC area for almost 15 years now, and I guess I've come to take the wonderful offerings of this city for granted. This morning, on my way to work, I looked up from reading my Washington Post as my MetroRail train pulled out of National Airport and caught a glimpse of the Capital Dome glowing in the dark off in the distance. How long has it been since I've noticed that? When I first moved here, I used to drive down the George Washington Parkway quite regularly, and that first glimpse of the Washington Monument always gave me a thrill.

Its been refreshing to see the city through the eyes of a first-time visitor again. I've been following skyring's adventures here in Washington, as recorded in his Washington Journal. It was a blast to visit the new Air & Space Museum Annex with him. I'd been meaning to visit, but somehow just never made it out there. So far, he's visited all my old favorite sights: the American History Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Natural History Museum (which is the only one I've visited recently, as my daughters just LOVE going there). Its been a great reminder of how many great things there are to see and do here.

The near constant political bickering in this city is so distracting, making it all too easy to forget that how beautiful this city is, filled with wonderful culture and history. Thanks skyring for reminding me why I love living here!