If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you saw a lot of merriment & joy this past Monday. I was invited to the White House to participate in a Holiday Social. What does this mean? I went on a great tour of the decorations in the morning & spent the afternoon hanging out with…
Washington DC
Washington, D.C.: wrap up
I hope you’ve enjoyed tootling around my hometown of Washington, D.C. over the past few weeks. Lets review the top five & a half things we’ve learned: 5. The most important rule when riding D.C. public transit: stand to the right on the escalators. 4. When museum hopping, there’s plenty of awesome free to choose…
Washington, D.C.: Museum Hopping in DC
There are two types of museums in D.C.: free ones (usually associated with the Smithsonian Institute) & not free ones. In a city with so many great museums that are free admission, paying $18 or $20 to go into one is a tough pill for me to swallow. In fact, I’ve only been to one…
Washington, D.C.: Where to Eat in the District
Best chicken: Nando’s Peri-Peri The Peruvian chicken here is out of this world. The sides are generous (the mixed leaf side salad is enormous), the pitas served warm & the lemon herb seasoning that comes on the chicken is just spicy enough (but you can add your own peri-peri sauce to liven things up if…
Washington, D.C.: fancy pants dining in Old Town Alexandria
One of my favorite things about living in the Old Town area of Alexandria (located about nine miles south of D.C. in Virginia) is the great number of restaurants. Fancy places. Less fancy places. Not fancy at all places. Today, I thought I’d share with you some of our favorite fine dining places. The kind…