For my birthday last week, my wonderful wife scored tickets to go see the Chinese Terracotta Warriors at the National Geographic Society. I was pretty excited about this, (You just have to know what excites me.) We rode the Metro down on the blessed day and chilly day and the exhibit was excellent. However, Nat Geo in an effort to squeeze some coin out of the deal over sold the tickets and the dang show was just too crowded to really enjoy. Plus they really did not manage the flow of people too well, contributing to the problem. But, I got to see the warriors (well, a few of them) and I think that it was a pretty nice deal-large crowd or not.
As a filler, she took me over for a tour of the Christian Heurich Mansion, which is located just a few blocks away. Unlike the warrior exhibit, the two of us and another lone single woman were the only souls on the tour. Our guide who happened to be the director of the museum was only too glad to give us special treatment and was more than willing to talk of the mansion that is his personal love. We had a blast looking at one of the most unique private homes ever built in Washington. Looking for an afternoon treat? Take some time off in the middle of the week and go visit the Heurich home. This is the time of year to see is as you are likely to have the whole place to yourselves. However, be careful and do not lean on the walls. They frown on that....
