The wait is over! The SAHM reopened last month after its nearly 3 year closure for remodeling. The centerpiece of the museum is the Star-Spangled Banner, which has been restored (again) and is housed in a magnificent display illuminated by "candlelight" (really, some sort of fancy lighting, but it's quite dim). We also saw the only copy of the Gettysburg Address that was handwritten, titled, signed and dated by Abraham Lincoln. It is on loan through January from the White House where it's housed in the Lincoln Bedroom.We got a late start to the day, so we just checked out the highlights before the museum closed. Then we walked to the Downtown Holiday Market at the Portrait Gallery to look through the booths. Dozens of artists and craftmen have tents with their works for sale. We had a fun time browsing and then enjoyed dinner at Asia Nine.
