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Washington, D.C.

Best Washington DC Restaurants

May 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

On our many trips to Washington D.C. over the years, we have enjoyed (or not enjoyed) many Washington DC restaurants. This is a 2022 updated summary of our dining experiences at Washinton DC restaurants. Unfortunately, many of the places we previously loved have permanently closed. Washington DC Restaurants (alphabetical) Café du Parc 2011: We were […]

Filed Under: Dining, Featured-City, Food & Wine, Restaurants, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: Central Michel Richard, China Chilcano, CityZen Café du Parc, Cranes Spanish Kaiseki, Doi Moi, Equinox, Estadio, Fiola Mare, Hank's Oyster Bar, Himitsu, Jaleo, Le Diplomate, Luke's Lobster, Maialino Mare, Raska, Rose's Luxury, St. Anselm, Sweet Home Cfe, The Dabney, The Komi Experience, Vidalia, Willie T's Lobster Shack, Zaytinya. Red Hen, Zengo

Washington DC Museums– Spring 2019

September 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Our last visit to Washington DC was a few years ago What better time to go back than in spring.  We began with several of the city’s incomparable collections of free museums that are part of the National Treasure that is the Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of African-American History Get Tickets in Advance We didn’t […]

Filed Under: Activities, Destinations, Featured-City, Museums, North America, Travel, United States, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: Freer Gallery, Hirschhorn Gallery, Museum of African Art, National Gallery of Art East Wing, National Gallery of Art West, National Museum of African-American History, Phillipes Collection, Renwick Gallery, Sackler Museum, Slavery, Smithsonian Institution

Walking D.C.—Spring 2015

June 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

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We, as always, walked everywhere, from our base by Thomas Square, to Georgetown, Capitol Hill, the U Street Corridor, around the Mall and Tidal Basin to some of our favorite monuments and for one of our restaurants (Rose’s Luxury, the Barracks Row section of the Capitol Hill neighborhood. …

Filed Under: Cities, Featured-City, Sightseeing, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: walking tour, Washington

Washington, D.C. Science and History Museums—Spring 2015

September 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

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As with our return trips to most of our favorite cities, this trip focused on museums, walking tours (both guided and independent) and of course, restaurants. We devoted so much time to museums and visitor centers that we have divided these stops into two posts: One focused on art museums and on science and history […]

Filed Under: Cities, Featured-City, Learning, Sightseeing, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: museums, Washington

Washington, D.C. Art Museums—Spring 2015

June 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

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  As with our return trips to most of our favorite cities, this trip focused on museums, walking tours (both guided and independent) and of course, restaurants. We devoted so much time to museums and visitor centers that we have divided these stops into two posts: One focused on art museums and on history …

Filed Under: Art, Featured-City, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: art, museums, Washington

Revisiting the Southeastern U.S.

December 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

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It had been a number of years since we were in the southeast (excluding Washington, D.C., which we visit every couple years. A return trip was long overdue. This trip covered parts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia and, of course, D.C. It was bookmarked by two of our favorite cities: Charleston, South Carolina, […]

Filed Under: Cities, Featured-Trips, Mountains, National Parks, Nature & Hiking, North Carolina, Sightseeing, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: D.C. Virgnia, National Parks, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington

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