Last Day In Washington

Our last day in DC started out perfectly with blue sky and sun. We decided to take the Metro into the city to take another look at the cherry blossoms before the crowds started. We noticed last night, while sitting in traffic, that the blossoms were turning pink from the white we had seen on Tuesday. Oddly, you can’t get really close to the Tidal Basin area from any Metro stop so we started off with a fairly long, but enjoyable walk. All around the basin and in the Mall workers were setting up stages and porta potties in preparation for the festival this weekend. Unfortunately, it’s supposed to be cool and stormy all weekend. We took a bit of time to check out the blossoms before heading back to the subway to visit Georgetown.

We also found out that you can’t take the Metro to Georgetown! There is some kind of shuttle bus and regular buses as well but, it was nice so we decided to walk. It took maybe 20 minutes before we were in Georgetown and found the main strip. The strip area is fairly touristy with many restaurants and shops. They don’t have a lot of coffee places so that was our first task. After our caffeine infusion, we walked down to the waterfront and found a river tour just about to leave. There were seats left so we hopped on for a 45 minute tour on the Potomac that highlighted the main attractions.

After lunch, we continued to walk around Georgetown’s residential areas. It was interesting to see the colonial style homes. There was some distinctive architecture and many interesting design features as you can see below. 

Tonight, we were going to go to a Memphis BBQ place in Crystal City but the reviews were pretty much all bad. So, we decided to go back to downtown Alexandria one more time for dinner. And, it was worth it. The temp was 28, the sun was out and the area was crowded. It was a perfect way to end our trip. We went to a place called Virtue that was in a 1700s building. It was a bar/restaurant with a good selection of beers and NCAA b-ball on the TVs.

 This is my oyster po' boy. It looks like a salad from this angle but, trust me, it was a great sandwich with tons of oysters.

This is Marilyn's seafood chowder. It had smoked haddock, mussels, clams, and shrimp. We'll be trying to recreate this one at home too.
We were going to try to visit Philly or Pittsburgh on the way home tomorrow but the weather is supposed to be terrible, with possible thunder storms. So, we're just driving home. Thanks for reading and following along with us!