Decided I needed a little adventure today.
No plan.
Out the door. Down to the bus stop. Get on the first bus that comes along.
On the bus, I decide: Old Town Alexandria.
Of course, the bus I am on does not go to Alexandria.
Transfer to Metro.
The train pulls into National Airport.
This does not look promising.
The train stops. After a while, we are told to get off. Then, a bit later, to leave the station. The trains leave sans passengers.
There is nowhere to go except into the airport.
Fire trucks. Firefighters. No one running. No one shouting. No one looking particularly alarmed.
Which usually means someone left a backpack somewhere and the system is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.
The best part was the signage.
Southbound platform: go to the northbound platform.
Northbound platform: go to the southbound platform.
A Metro Möbius strip.
Eventually, the firemen leave. The trains return. The passengers get back on.
Metro charged me 15 cents for that trip, and the adventure continued.
Walked to the waterfront to inspect the latest public art installation.
Walked to the waterfront to inspect the latest public art.
Had a small ice cream.
Took the bus home to The Asylum.
Adventure complete.