DC – Day 4 & 5

Slept in again and awoke to the arrival of fall – colder, windier, rainier.  On the suggestion of friends, we caught the Metro over to Eastern Market for breakfast to explore the backside of Capitol Hill.  we promptly got in line at Market Lunch and awaited our turn to order.  The item to get here was supposedly Blueberry Buckwheat pancakes, so we decided to share an order of those as well as a Crabcake breakfast since we hadn’t had any crab yet.  The pancakes were big but not as dense as you might think, and the hot blueberries burst in my mouth.  The crab cake was one of the best I’ve ever had – it was all crab.  seriously, very little filler holding it together.  Served with some interesting bread, cheesy grits and a couple of eggs – mmm.

We wandered around the market a bit then braved the rain over to the Capitol building, first stopping outside the Supreme Court (another beautiful building):

We went into Capitol but didn’t want to wait in the lines for a tour, so no rotunda viewing on this trip.

Next stop was the National Air & Space Museum – again, the Smithsonian’s are a surreal experience.  They have everything and its all real – no reproductions.  A moon rock, Apollo 11, Amelia Earhart’s plane – craziness.

we rounded out the day at the National Archives which had a cool exhibit about food in  (What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?)- and of course they also have the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  These papers are definitely fading…

Strolled home to warm up a bit before dinner, then enjoyed a great meal at Jaleo (check out the review here.)  Of course, this was Saturday, which means Husky football, so we ended the evening at a sports bar across the river in Virginia watch the dawgs beat up on Utah.  After after the dawgs were done, the Sun Devils showed up!

Sunday morning we enjoyed our last morning of cat-free laziness, then hopped in a cab to explore Georgetown a bit. We grabbed brunch at Serendipity 3, the popular NYc joint that serves frozen hot chocolate, then wandered the shopping streets before seeking out the Curran family house.  They live right in the heart of the ’hood, just down the street from the historic Martin’s Tavern.  We chatted for a bit in the house, then bundled up the kids and walked over to Georgetown Cupcakes for a sampling.  The line wasn’t too bad, and the cupcakes were yummy – we tried Maple Chocolate Chip and Red Velvet of course.  Their frosting is super soft though.  It was fun to hang out with them on their turf and a great way to end the trip.

Post cupcakes, we zoomed over to the hotel to grab our stuff, and flew on home.