Holocaust Memorial Museum was probably the best museum and the most overwhelming out of all the ones we visited. There were vast amount of information, real video footage, graphic photographs and much more on this horrid historical event -- a genocide of approximately six million people.
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| At the entrance, we were to pick up an Identification Card, which told a short story of a real person who lived during the Holocaust. |
After we picked up the map and the card, we were directed to take the elevator right up to the top floor (4th floor) where the exhibition started in chronological order towards the lower floors. It was as if, with the Identification Card in hand, we were witnesses reliving the horror.
Some people spent 4 hours at the museum, some 10 hours in 2 days, and we spent about 2.5 hours (as we skimmed some and towards the end we really needed some lunch). Definitely worth a visit.
I felt quite heavy when we were done.....distressed to know the cruelty mankind is capable of!! Unfortunately, genocides do still happen in the world today.
To lighten up the day, we went over to the Spy Museum. It was interesting. Not exactly like a traditional museum, but with a few interactive activities and we got to choose our own alias and pretend we have a mission to accomplish.
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| John (Gary) climbing through the air-duct tunnel like a spy |
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| Here's Jane Meyer (Laura) and John (Michel) |
And that was our last double dark in DC!!
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