It’s our nation’s capital, you know…

First time in scenic DC since last fall, I think. The view coming in tonight was stunning, we came around the city in a new pattern, so we circled south of the Capitol from east to west and had just a stunning view of the Mall at night. I generally spend about two weeks a year down here, all together. Couldn’t get into one of my usual hotels, but this one isn’t bad — one of the only hotel pools in downtown DC, and a decent sized gym. Couldn’t have told you what the rooms were like, it didn’t make much of an impression on me, but I did remember that it had decent sized bathtubs, you can just about take a decent bath. Haven’t been here in a couple of years — a little far from our office, and the neighborhood is nowhere at night. Once spent a fair amount of time walking in ever-widening concentric squares around the neighborhood trying to find anything resembling fresh fruit, without success. (This is the point at which you may want to tune out my rant about how The Big Apple is the only decent city because you can walk out just about anywhere in Manhattan and find high-quality, fresh fruit at any hour of day or night. Not here.) However, there’s a Starbucks downstairs, and the Timothy’s next door has changed to a Cosi.
Hoping to get out for a run tomorrow, though I’m undecided whether I’ll rise early in the morning or hope for some sun in the afternoon. Flights were a little delayed and I’m just kinda running behind here, so maybe the afternoon will work better.