Expressway is as Expressway Does

Carving up the National Mall

The weekend after we got back from Croatia, we went into Washington, D.C. for the day. I guess after all these little towns with winding streets, we wanted a day in the big city. (And also something with more kick than the Mediterranean fare we’d been having— for dinner we went to Baan Siam, a unique Thai restaurant where most of the dishes were spicy. …