2-12-2011 Cupid Undie Run and Folger Museum

Saturday and time to do something. A road trip to the Coast is not a good idea - too cold and grey. We had the Folger Shakespeare Library on our list for a long time so that was it. First we went to the Textile Museum by Dupont Circle. This small Museum, in an old house among the Embassies, is real a treasure. There were two displays, one on "Ikats" - very colorful clothes and robes from Uzbeckistan, and one on repurposing fabrics - making new things out of old fabrics. Learned lots about weaving and dying.

Lunch at one of the many restaurants by Dupont Circle - this time an Italian place, pretty empty at noon. They had a brunch and I had Blueberry pancakes - with Italian sausage - Mmmmmm good.

Caught the Metro over to Union Station and walked south to get to the Folger. On the way, we came across the 2nd annual Cupid Undie run, where lots of 20 and 30 somethings, dressed only in their Valentines underwear, run for about a mile on the streets around the Capital. We had read about it and had tried to get there on time - we made it. Quite a show. It was sunny but very cold and windy - more than the undies were red!

 

The Folger was neat too. It had a display on home remedies by women of Shakespeare's time. The theater was in use so we couldn't see that - have to go back for a show I guess. Found the well known statue of Puck outside the Building.