Spent the Presidents' Day weekend, I guess appropriately enough, taking in some of the sights in Washington DC, "our nations capitol" .  The wife and I, and a good friend of hers, stayed at Hotel George - about 3 blocks from the Capitol and about 2 blocks from Union Station.

This was my first attempt at long-distance walking since the amputation and the new "RoboLeg".   Saturday, we did the Holocaust Museum, which takes about 3-4 hours to experience.  There are benches and seats spaced along inside, so I only had to take a few minutes' rest during the 3.5 hours we were there.  If you haven't been to this museum, I highly recommend it.  The exhibits are well done, and all of the graphically disturbing images are displayed in  such a way that one doesn't have to see them, if one chooses not to see them.  All of the "gory" stuff is displayed on monitors on the floor behind 4-5 foot walls, so kids and the folks who don't want to see the horror are spared.  My self, I went to look.  I thought I owed it to the 9 million victims of the Nazis (6 million Jews, 3 million Gypsies, Poles, Homosexuals - and handicapped people, too!) to bear witness.

What really got to me was seeing a collection of children's prosthetic legs and canes, taken from victims on their way to the "showers".  But I made the tour in fine shape, using my trusty cane and a couple of one-ply socks to help "RoboLeg" fit.

 Sunday, we went to the World War II Memorial, and then walked down the mall to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  Again, there are lots of benches and places to rest.  We then took a cab to the FDR Memorial, and since it is about 4.5 acres in length, I got a free wheelchair from the Bookstore to use.  Just had to leave my Drivers License for a deposit.

 All in all, I did more walking those two days than I normally do in two weeks.  The good news is, it is possible - no sores, or aches, or pains.  The bad news is - I can't beg off from doing walking because of my poor little leg... :>)