A visit to our nation's capitol

<TITLE> A visit to our nation's capitol </TITLE>
<THEME> Work
<THEME> TravelDC
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I was going to a conference in Bethesda, so OtherJane took advantage of my schedule and arranged a dinner with Bob Kahn and his wife which would have a happy ending.  We took the train and then walked the mall around the US Capitol
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and the caught a first glimpse of the Washington Monument
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with the Capitol behind us
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as we walked towards the Washington Monument
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before catching views of the White House (though W didn't come out to invite us in)
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and a view of a helicopter (maybe it was W coming back to greet us)
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flying near the monument
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before we headed to the hotel where this was my room
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and this was my view
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Next we went to dinner where Bob signed the agreement
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as you can see from the executed document
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and then we had pictures taken of OtherJane and me with Bob and his wife, Patrice Lyons
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