Day Three

Today, we went to the Spy Museum. I liked it because it talked about how they put cameras into shoes, cigarette lighters, and a brush. After that there was a little store that we went to. Then, we went to the National Portrait Art Gallery. I liked the paintings and statue heads. We took the hop on hop off bus to the National Archives, but we couldnt get into it because it was a very long line so we decided to see the movie Rio. After that we ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory.

-Emily age 9

At the Spy Museum, I assumed the identity of Jane Meyer, age 13, born in Sweetwater, Tennessee. Then, we went to a room that showed us spy gadgets including a secret agent car. We learned about microdots - the smallest photograph that can be taken. It is taken with a camera that can be hid in a pen or cigarette lighter. The microdot is so small it can be mailed in the seam of a postcard or fit into a cuff link (with a secret hidding place). I watched two videos on how people disguised themselves: one woman was changed into a Muslim man as well as a male bum. After the Spy Museum, we visited the National Portrait Art Gallery. It had paintings of the U.S. Presidents even ones my mom could not remember. We saw an exhibit about Katherine Graham who ran the Washington Post after her husband died. She was an impressive woman. Later this afternoon, we enjoyed the movie, Rio and ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.

-Erika, age 12