Today we resumed work on the Smithsonian inventory. It had been on hold for about 5 weeks so that the data entry folks could catch up with us. Once again I got to see some things that I did't expect, and didn't realize were there. Most of out time today was spent in what SI calls the Quad, which is almost entirely underground. It is behind the Smithsonian Castle and includes the Freer, Sackler, and African Art Museums, as well as the Castle itself. In addition there is a huge, and I mean huge, three story office building and conference center under the ground behind the Castle. I was shocked at how big the complex is. It must have been a huge hole.
We had lunch in the "Boiler Room" which is a cafeteria that has been built in the basement of the Castle in the original boiler room. It's a pretty typical lunch counter, but not someplace that your average tourist gets to see.
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