Enjoyed your trip description ILG. I was in DC last May for the first time, and I quite understand the blisters. There is SO MUCH walking in DC!!!
I also walked for 2.5 days and thought my legs had turned to bloody stumps.
However, I made no pretense of dressing up, and wore my most comfortable shoes - Eccos.
We did not take the time to go thru the Supreme Court bldg, or the Capitol, and couldn't get into the WH.
It's all so lovely, I think I could live there, if not for the horrid temperatures.
Friday was the hottest day, very hot and humid. I don't normally get sweaty, but my shirt was damp and wouldn't dry because of all the moisture in the air. It's pretty much like Wisconsin on a typical August day, only this year August has been surprisingly cool. We're having a lot of 75-80 degree days.