A long weekend in Washington, D.C.

One of my husband and I’s favorite place to visit is Washington D.C. I loved there during college and went back after college .  We lived there again  when my husband was in his fellowship training and one of our sons was born at Georgetown,  my sister and her family live there, my son and nieces live there, and this summer my daughter is there interning!

Each time that I get to go DC I like learn or see something new! This time was the Renwick Gallery.

I had heard of it before but never had the chance to go. On Saturday morning, my son picked us up and we headed there. We got there before it opened, so we walked around the White House waiting for it to open.

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Selfie at the WH
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320 mirrored stainless steel rods that are LED LIGHTS in grand stairway.
Cool hanging glass that lights up differently each time.

The coffee mugs were made for veterans.
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David’s Best Temple. A glowing sanctuary..every tiny piece of carved wood is where people have written personal notes.

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Michael Sherrill sculpture

As well as seeing new things, I love to go back and visit some of my favorite museums. One of them is is the National Portrait Gallery – I could spend all day in there!

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Elvis

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Michelle Obama
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John F. Kennedy
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Barack Obama

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George W. Bush

My daughter is interning in a Mississippi Congressman’s office and she gave us a lovely US Capitol tour! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

My 2 children, who both work on the Hill.

Jefferson Davis, Mississippi

Appropriations committee room in the Capitol

One of my husband’s favorite places in D.C. is the sculpture of Albert Einstein, which is next to the National Academy of the Sciences. He makes sure that each time we visit D.C., we make a stop.

Of course, one of our favorite things to do is go to wonderful restaurants! From The Tombs to the Tune Inn to Rasika to The Plume at the Jefferson to Succotash and to Central and Rosa Mexicano — they were all delicious!

Seared tuna

Sisters

The Jefferson

Rosa Mexicana

Tune Inn Capitol Hill

Succotash


But the BEST place we ate was Rasika!
It is an Indian restaurant that was one block from our hotel .. the crispy spinach was unreal!913B52B5-8FE1-49DA-9922-2149772368E1We enjoyed our long weekend in D.C. and can’t wait to go back soon!What is your favorite place to visit/eat in D.C.? I am open to any and all recommendations!

7 responses to “A long weekend in Washington, D.C.”

  1. Shelley

    The Einstein statute was always my favorite!!! and the Tune-Inn!!! Great photos Finn….

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  2. Laurie McClintock

    Love those pics! I’ve never been to Washington D.C. Can you believe that!

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  3. jlmoore616

    I especially like your photos of the fuzzy dog and the leg of the guy having a heart attack. I figured you’d tell us what your sweet dog was trying to warn you about !!
    Your husband sounds like a really special person.

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    1. I’m going to pay 5/month to get rid of weird ads!

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  4. mmabraham

    Great recap of your visit. The National Portrait Gallery is now on my to do list!

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  5. So fun to read about your adventures!

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    1. We loved hanging out with a Will ! #Alpine

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