DC National Gallery of Art and "gourmet" pizza

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Saturday June 11 DC day Day 8
Today went to the National Gallery of Art on the Mall. It is massive and has 2 large buildings connected by an underground moving sidewalk. The West Wing houses European and American Art from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The east Wing Houses 20th century art. I invested almost the entire day there and it was exhausting.
After visiting the Museum I walked over to a pizza place noted in my guidebook to be one of the best in DC. It was called Ella's Wood Fired Pizza on 9th Street NW. Instead of ordering a pizza of the kind I was used to I made the mistake of taking a servers recommendation and ordered one of their "gourmet" pizza's. It was dismal with some kind of leafy vegetable on top of it. I actually have the suspicion that they were playing a joke on the "out of towner" but just ate what I could and left. I'll know better next time. From now on Chicago Deep Dish or shut up !
It had been another exhausting day. I headed home and stopped at a store to get some Ice cream to cover the rotten taste of that pizza out of my stomach.
National Gallery of Art

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Photos

National Gallery of Art
This is the Entranceway from the Mall to the West Gallery.

Napoleon in his study at the Tuilleries
Napoleon in his study at the Tuilleries painted by David

The moving sidewalk
The moving sidewalk between the West building and the East building of the museum

Number 1 1950
Number 1 1950 by Jackson Pollock. Don't ask me , I don't understand it either.

Gourmet Pizza ???!!
I was served this pizza at Ella'sWood Fired Pizza. Was it a gormet pizza or a joke on the "out of
towner".

Comments

[D MJ Binkley]

Pizza is a very personal thing
You always have to go with what you like. Sounds like you are having a great time.