Homeward bound

Only a few more hours before we head to the airport. We’re out of luggage space and weight so no more shopping and we’re mentally tired so don’t feel like sightseeing either. Instead we are curled up on a comfy couch in the hotel lounge and waiting until it’s time to call an Uber to go to the airport.

I’m watching Karate Kid The Next Generation under duress since that’s what’s playing, but it’s 50% commercials so I may not get to see if Jaden Smith gets the girl or wins the karate championship at the end. #spoileralert he does.

Yesterday Josh had morning meetings and a few appointments, but in the late afternoon we went over to the White House grounds and met up with a friend from Abu Dhabi who showed us all over his workplace, the Eisenhower Building, where the Vice President and staff have their offices. It’s a beautiful building inside with room after room of painted ceilings and gold leaf detail like the Louvre in Paris. We saw some of the ceremonial rooms where the original Vice Presidential desk sits — inside the drawer past VPs have all carved or signed their names in the wood.

Right out the window sits the West Wing of the White House — and I took zero photos because I was playing it cool and didn’t want to be a tourist. But it was really fun to get a behind the scenes look at a less explored piece of history — including the bowling alley in the basement. So long America — it’s been a great summer. Now the real work begins. My list is long and I’m ready to attack it (after I recover from jet lag).