Sunday, April 6, 2008

Washington DC - April 2008

Jefferson Monument
We went to DC for the weekend with John and Joanna to see the cherry blossoms.

Accommodation:
Hyatt - Took advantage of Keith's points and stayed for free.

Activities:
John and Joanna drove to DC while Keith flew in from Denver and Shawna flew in from Raleigh.  We all arrived on Friday evening in time to go out for dinner and drinks.  We met up with Marcy, a friend of Joanna's from undergrad.

Cherry Blossom
On Saturday, we mostly walked around the basin to see the monuments and the cherry blossoms which were beautiful.  That evening, we met up with Jim, a friend from Fuqua, for dinner and drinks.

On Sunday, we slept in and had a quick lunch before heading out.  Shawna drove home with John and Joanna while Keith flew back out to Denver.

Jim and Keith at Clyde's
Restaurants / Bars:
Brickskeller - Famous bar in DC with plenty of beer options.

Habana Village - Had great Cuban food here for dinner.

Madam's Organ - Another famous bar in DC.  We stopped by for a drink after dinner.  There was a Relay for Life fundraiser event so we donated by paying the 'entry' fee.  

Cosi - had lunch here.  Yummy sandwiches.

Harry's - went here for lunch - not great.

Tony & Joe's Seafood - met here for drinks along the Waterfront in Georgetown.

Clyde's - had dinner at this Georgetown restaurant.  Had to wait a long time for a table so had plenty of drinks at the bar.

The Tombs - A famous bar in Georgetown and Shawna's old stomping ground from when she went to undergrad here.  We stopped by for drinks.