A brief trip to Washington
I’ve been traveling a lot lately and unfortunately most of my destinations have been quite unexciting, but I did get a chance to visit Washington D.C. a few weeks ago for a meeting. During my visit I uncovered a gaping hole in my knowledge of US history as I visited all the memorials around the D.C. area. I was excited to use my new Nikon camera to document the trip and was totally bummed when I whipped it out to find a dead battery. So I had to head over to flickr and borrow a few pictures.
I learned a few things on my first trip to the hub of our counties political engine. First is that the official dress code is limited to a range of navy blue and black suits. Also Cabby’s don’t take credit cards anywhere in the city.Another is that I absolutely love the Georgetown area. If your into winding down with a cold drink surrounded by dark suits, well worn brass accents, dark carpets and dark stained wood then you’ll be fine.
On Wed night I had dinner at Clyde’s in Georgetown. Checking the menu I was totally surprised at the Lobster offering for a paltry 18 bones! Every one at the table went for the lobster which was accompanied by French fries and coleslaw. I negotiated with a colleague for a surf and surf swap. I swapped several of my delicious scallops for some of her succulent lobster.
On Thursday night we went to J.Pauls for dinner. While I enjoyed my fillet I watched Auburn get handed a beat down. Before the steak and the AU beat down I enjoyed the petite crab cakes served on toast points. I give them to big thumbs up. The steak was …mehh. Desert was a totally different animal altogether. The Pumpkin cheese was delicious.
I wish I had more time to see the sights but as usual I’ve gotta scrap together what ever I can after the meetings break at 5pm!
I almost forgot lodging! I stayed at the Fairmont Hotel.
It was quite nice. I was totally blown away by the fitness center. It was HUGE… I mean it was bigger than many gym’s I’ve been to. The lobby was well appointed with a nice bar and lounge area. So all in all if your going to have to have a wall to wall meeting somewhere I can totally recommend the Fairmont in Washington.
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