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...The National Mall, Washington DC - 04/04/2017. After strolling around the Tidal Basin, I walked back along the mall to the Capital Building for the last time as I was headed back to Toronto the next morning. When I was first in DC, the dome on the Capital building was covered in scaffolding for refurbishment but now it was all done and the scaffolding was gone, so it was a lot better! I sat near the capital building to watch the sun set and then went for a beer at a nearby pub.
...Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin, Washington DC - 04/04/2017. Another of the main reasons I came back to DC was to see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom. There are many spots throughout the city where you can see the Cherry Blossoms, however, the most beautiful spot is unarguably around the Tidal Basin. The trees lining the waters edge, with a few of the monuments in the background, it is definitely a must see! Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC.
...National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC - 04/04/2017 - Part 3.
...National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC - 04/04/2017 - Part 2.
...National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC - 04/04/2017. When I was in DC the first time, this museum was still being built! So I was really glad I got to see it once it had opened before I headed back to Australia! The museum begins with the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the following centuries of slavery in America. Continuing onto defending and defining freedom for African American slaves in America and then the era of segregation. The exhibit concludes with information and displays on the present day, with one display celebrating Barack Obama's presidency. Toward the end, screens play interviews with people sharing their thoughts and experiences regarding race, racism, slavery and the history of African Americans. The upper floors featured displays and information about African Americans in the Military as well as achievements in different sports and the Olympics. The top floor was dedicated to Culture and the Arts with items from, actors and TV personalities, props and costumes from theatre and film as well as instruments and outfits from musicians! The museum is such a beautiful building and is full of information about the History and Culture of African Americans. I’m so glad I got to see it!
...National Portrait Gallery + American Art Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017.
...National Gallery of Art, Washington DC - 03/04/2017.
...Pieces from the collection, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017.
Infinity Mirrors, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017. A video of my time at the exhibition - there are a few snippets of the Infinity rooms so you can see them in motion!
...The Obliteration Room - Infinity Mirrors, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017. When you walk into The Obliteration Room you are handed a sheet of dot stickers, large small and different colours. You as a participant of the piece are invited to place the stickers anywhere/ on anything you like in the room. The piece starts out as a completely white room with all the furniture, plants, objects, everything - white. Over the course of the exhibition the room becomes “Obliterated” with these colourful dots.
...Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Mirrors, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017 - Part 3.
...Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Mirrors, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017 - Part 2.
...Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Mirrors, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC - 03/04/2017. The main reason that I wanted to return back to DC was to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum. Even though this exhibition would eventually make its way to Toronto, that wouldn't be till 2018. The exhibition focused around six of Kusama’s infinity rooms but also featured a number of paintings and sculptures as well as an interactive piece - The Obliteration Room. I knew this would be a popular exhibition. So the day I had planned to visit the museum was a week day and I got there an hour before the museum opened. I thought surly there wouldn't be too many people waiting an hour before opening. I was so very wrong. The line was already wrapped around the building and eventually took me about 2 hours (1 hour before they opened + an hour for the line to get through) just to get a ticket - luckily I already had gotten coffee + brought food with me! I asked for the next available time slot, which happened to only be 30 minutes later which was good. I entered the exhibition and there were people everywhere! The lines for the infinity rooms were so long and they spilled out into the gallery space which meant it was kinda hard to manoeuvre your way throughout the space. Some of the lines were along the wall with display cabinets so you could look at some of the info while waiting inline however not all of them did, so some you just had to stand there and wait. So the Infinity Rooms are square rooms with mirrors covering all 4 walls, the ceiling and sometimes the floor - to create the illusion of... infinity. You walk through a door which has a mirror on the back, so once the door is closed you get the full experience to look around the complete infinity room - it felt like you were in an abyss of nothing but lights - it was such an amazing sight! However, as the exhibition was so busy - you could only stay in the room for a maximum of 20 seconds! Yup! And that was usually with 3 or 4 other people! So waiting in line for 30-45 minutes just to stand in the Infinity Room for 20 seconds. ....and there were 7 of them! So a total of 6 hours waiting in line to get in and then entering the museum to then wait in more lines, it wasn't the greatest experience. As you can’t eat or drink in the exhibition, by the time I got out, I was so lightheaded, thirsty and hungry that I needed to sit down for a bit!
Overall, I’m glad I got to see the exhibition and at the Hirshhorn - one of my favourite museums, however, the idea for the exhibition and the amount of people/ how popular it was, just wasn't very good. By the end of it, I wasn't feeling that great at all!
...The National Mall, Washington DC - 02/04/2017. I got the bus from Pittsburgh to Washington DC, took my stuff to a hostel and then made my way to the Mall for the sunset. It was very weird feeling being back in DC! Even though I did the same trip from Pittsburgh to DC during my trip through America the year before and I didn't feel weird about being in Pittsburgh. Maybe because I spent longer in DC last time than in Pittsburgh, I don’t know. But walking around the streets and along the mall, it felt comfortable and so familiar, like I knew where I was going. Either way, the sunset was beautiful that night and after walking around the Mall, I had dinner at this pizza place I’d been to previously and then found a bar to have a beer while I waited for Josh (a guy I stayed with through couch surfing that I stayed with last time I was in DC) to finish work so that we could meet + catch up.
...Catching up with Zheru + Rachel, Pittsburgh - 1/04/2017 I got to catch up with two friends, Zheru + Rachel, that I met in Nashville (Post from when we hung out in Nashville) while I was traveling the US in 2016. They both live in Pittsburgh so I got to see them again! It was a Saturday Night so we went to their friends house and had a couple of drinks before going out to a bar and meeting a few more of their friends, was really great seeing them again + I had a really fun night!
...Lower Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh - 31/03/2017. After the Strip District, I got a bus to Lower Lawrenceville and found a nice little coffee shop to hang out in + keep warm and dry.
...The Strip District, Pittsburgh - 31/03/2017. I was told by a few different people that I should check out The Strip District so I made my way there in the morning to find somewhere to have breakfast and check out some of the stores.