Hasn't been exceptionally hot or humid here in the D.C. area
in the last few weeks. We've been having lower than average temps--that's changing though. You should be here when it's REALLY hot and humid...
The National Arb. is a little visited place for most D.C. tourists. It's not in a very accessible place and that place isn't in the best area of town
. It's also not well publicized (that's not really a bad thing, though). Besides the bonsai pavillion, the grounds are spectacular. The original columns from the U.S. Capitol Building stand on a hill across a small valley from the the bonsai pavillion looking like an old Roman or Greek temple ruin. There are hills and valleys filled with native and ornamental plants. There's a nice pond with a pretty nice bald cypress with knees in one of those valleys...