Yesterday, D-1, we went to the National Geographic Museum and saw the Terricotta Wariors that were unearthed in China. However, we got there VERY  early and decided to browse around the rest of the museum untill the ticket booth opened. There were many things at the museum that we didn't explore, but we did look at other things. We saw many photos that a wildlife photographer had taken in the arctic and antarctic. There were many photos and writings that the photographer had done. There were many strange things in the animals behavior. One of the most interesting ones is that a leopard seal he was filming while diving had tried to feed him a penguin repeatedly untill it finally gave up and swam away.


  After the ticket booth opened we bought some tickets to see the exhibit, but the closest time that was avalible was several hours away. So we decided to take a subway and a short walk to the National Archives. When we got to the Archives we had to go through a security checkpoint before we could go inside. Logan couldn't bring his pocket knife in due to the fact that it's blade was too long. Luckily, my pocket knife has a shorter blade and I could take it in with me. Mom went and hid the knife in a bush outside. After we got inside, we went to a room with a large map of the Battle of Gettysburg under some glass on the floor. We were able to walk around ontop of the map and see the entire contryside and see where the Union and Confederate lines were. Later we went into the routunda and saw the Declaration of Independance, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. After browsing around we decided we should start heading back to the National Geographic museum. On our way to the metro station we ducked into an espresso shop called the Caribou Cafe. We got some very good hot chocolate and drank it on the way to the station. When we got back to the museum, we waited in a line for about six minutes before we got in the exhibit. When we got in we saw many ancient Chinese artifacts as well as the Terricotta Warriors. There were knives, coins, bricks, tools, and even a stone set of armor. Now anyone who is reading this may wonder why I put "stone" in italics. The reason is, that stone armor is easily chiped and cracked, as well as being much heavier then iron, bronze, or rawhide armors.  No one really knows why a stone set of armor was made. After we went through the exhibit we had to wait for an hour and a half before Mom and Dad finally came out of the exhibit. After we left the National Geographic museum, we took a train and walked back to our apartment.

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