We got up to a traditional Microtel breakfast. The shuttle guy took us back to BWI to catch the B30 bus that runs directly to Greenbelt at the end of the Metro's Green Line. Our hotel, the Capitol Skyline, is within walking distance of the Navy Yards Station, right that line, on the other side of the Washington Mall. It was too early to check in at 11:30. So, we left the bags in their room and walked towards the dome of the Capitol building. We're on I Street but it wasn't really very far. The sky was very blue. Where are presidents sworn in? The statue on the top of the Capitol doesn't face the Mall. We saw a tour group on Segways. After walking past the reflecting pool and nearly to the Washington Monument, it was time for lunch. We figured there might be cheap restaurants for lunch at Chinatown, so we ducked into the Smithsonian Metro. We ended up eating Indian food at a rather upscale restaurant there. They put on a fairly decent lunch buffet on weekends.
After eating we headed back to check into the hotel. The rooms are quite nice and better then the tattered outside would indicate. The area it is in has obviously recently been involved in a lot of renewal. There are tons of new condos which primarily don't look occupied yet.
We napped for an hour. Hopefully, we're caught up to a normal schedule. A trip across the country is far easier than trying to adjust to an overseas one. When going from British Columbia to Sri Lanka, for example, it takes a good week to sync up one's body to the time.
I don't exactly now what will be next tonight. We bought week-long Metro Rail passes, so we could head towards Dupont Circle. Or we could just see what the White House looks like at night. We've got the rest of the week to do exactly as we please.