I’m finally in D.C, which is stop number one, with seven more to go over the next six months. I learned a lesson about traveling, which is I should probably screen the movies I decide to watch in the airport/ on the plane. I brought Sex and the City, and needless to say, although a great T.V. show, not a great traveling show. I’m pretty sure the older man sitting behind me at the gate was quite disturbed, and I felt embarrassed and put the screen down for the raunchier scenes. As I was walking to the gate I noticed a Johnny Rockets, I was so pleased! I don’t think I’ve had a Johnny Rockets shakes since I was little and would go to the mall with my dad for our daddy daughter dates. It was a great last milkshake to have before leaving the states, but unfortunately because it was an airport there was no jukebox playing to fully bring me into the fifties atmosphere.
My first day in D.C. was a culinary event! First, we went to the Eastern Market neighborhood, which is really trendy, kind of like Lincoln Park in Chicago. We toured the market where there were lots of cool goodies and went to a local coffee shop for a cappuccino. After that we saw some really cool little boutiques, which had some great stuff, but unfortunately I couldn’t buy them because I’m saving the room in my suitcase for African souvenirs. We went to a place called the Tortilla Café for lunch and I had a yummy burrito and yucca (I didn’t know what that was either). It is like a sweet potato/regular french fry and was delicious. I felt really cool eating lunch there because after walking in we found out it was a local hotspot that was featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. Later we went to Ted’s bulletin, which is a cute little restaurant that has a fiftiesque/college dive kind of feel. They had BACON, yes, bacon, poptarts and are known for all their homemade poptarts. To be honest the bacon poptarts tasted a little funny. It was just too much for one bite. After the fabulous food it was time to head to the Smithsonian where we went to the American History Museum and the African Art Museum to get me ready for what I will see in Southern Africa. The American history museum was pretty cool it was interesting to look at the recent part of the “fighting for freedom” exhibit, which ends with the war with 9/11 and Afghanistan. One I can’t believe it’s been ten year since the day that young americans will remember as the first time they experienced a truly historical event (when the face of war and the idea of war changed forever.) and two it is difficult for any American to remember the horrific events that took place on that day. I also got to touch a peace of the Berlin wall and saw the American version of the end of the Cold War, little do most Americans know it was actually good old gorbey who ended the Cold War. At the African Art museum I made friends with one of the security guards who told me I had to move to D.C. and asked me how I felt about the current presidential race, only in D.C. would this happen. I ended my day perfectly with a trip to GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES where I had a SMORE cupcake (not surprising at all) I loved it and wish I could eat them everyday. Needless to say I think I could live here in the future
Later, Mary
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