Metro Ride to Capitol South

It was an experiment. The weather was cool enough, school has started, and the tourist season has slowed down. So we decided it was time to take the metro from McLean to Capitol South. We haven’t taken the train since we moved in April. The idea was to see the Iranian photography exhibit at the Sackler Gallery. My husband loves the metro, I hate it. Rather than take the bus to the station this time, we drove to the car park and then walked over to the station. We try to do things after and before rush hour so we left the house around ten. The actual ride on metro took about thirty five minutes once we got on it. But the time to get to the station, wait for the train, get on the train, and do it all over again takes twice as much time or more. It’s not my cup of tea but on the rare occasion it’s okay. I much prefer the overground rather than the underground routes. The next time we will probably take the bus since we get picked up right in front of the house. And, if we couldn’t drive a car we could still get around. The other excursion we planned was the safari park in Virginia - a three hour drive. That would have been more fun and is something to look forward to.