Anonymous
10/16/2011 08:04
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
Anonymous wrote:I really want to take a Duck tour. Just to be able to say I did it.
Me too
After living in the city for almost 15 yrs, I've done just about everything else.
For the people saying Mt. Vernon- you really should to the Mt. Vernon Wine Festival. It's usually in May, but you need to buy tickets early- they sell out fast. You can picnic on the lawn or reserve a table. They open parts of the house that are usually closed off to the public and it's not as crowded. It's really a special event!
Anonymous
10/15/2011 21:20
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
i would eat at minibar and komi and restaurant eve.
shop at eastern market and get a toasted marshmallow shake from good stuff eatery.
order a bucket of fried chicken from michel richard's central.
eat at an ethiopian restaurant.
get drinks at the gibson and px.
see a concert on the national mall or capitol lawn.
hike the billy goat trail along great falls.
fourth of july on the mall.
attend a mass at the basilica at CUA.
finally make it around to h street.
shop at eastern market and get a toasted marshmallow shake from good stuff eatery.
order a bucket of fried chicken from michel richard's central.
eat at an ethiopian restaurant.
get drinks at the gibson and px.
see a concert on the national mall or capitol lawn.
hike the billy goat trail along great falls.
fourth of july on the mall.
attend a mass at the basilica at CUA.
finally make it around to h street.
Anonymous
10/15/2011 21:17
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
I am the OP and I lived here a couple years, moved away, came back... never went to the arboretum until recently and I agree, it's awesome. We have to go back because there's really so much to see.
I have to admit I never realized that the monuments are so much better at night - just visualizing the Korean War memorial at night sends chills up my spine. It was something to be seen in the daytime, but we'll make a point to see it at night.
Love the suggestions so far.
I have to admit I never realized that the monuments are so much better at night - just visualizing the Korean War memorial at night sends chills up my spine. It was something to be seen in the daytime, but we'll make a point to see it at night.
Love the suggestions so far.
Anonymous
10/15/2011 21:14
Subject: Re:Your DC area bucket list
Anonymous wrote:the national arboretum. i don't know why i still haven't been!
the arboretum is really nice. from the outside it looks dull, that's probably why you've never actually made it in. it took me 5 years of passing by before i finally stopped in. there's a fun koi pond and bonsai garden and old capitol columns and lots more. lovely! and free!
Anonymous
10/15/2011 20:51
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
Cherry blossoms at night among lanterns in the trees, not sure they do this anymore
Or cherry blossoms at all-too too crowded!
FYI I got engaged there and it was amazing never been back
Or cherry blossoms at all-too too crowded!
FYI I got engaged there and it was amazing
never been back
Anonymous
10/15/2011 20:14
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
Watch planes land at Gravelly Point.
Monuments at night.
Hains Point.
Great Falls.
Monuments at night.
Hains Point.
Great Falls.
Anonymous
10/15/2011 19:53
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
The Korean War Memorial at night
Anonymous
10/15/2011 19:41
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
I really want to take a Duck tour. Just to be able to say I did it.
Anonymous
10/15/2011 19:39
Subject: Re:Your DC area bucket list
the national arboretum. i don't know why i still haven't been!
Anonymous
10/15/2011 19:18
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
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have cocktails outdoors at the 'W' lounge
have cocktails outdoors at the 'W' lounge
Anonymous
10/15/2011 19:17
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
wait, there's more!
bike along the C and O Canal
bike around the Mall when there is NOT a festival going on
see an opera at the Kennedy Center
bike along the C and O Canal
bike around the Mall when there is NOT a festival going on
see an opera at the Kennedy Center
Anonymous
10/15/2011 19:16
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
Arlington Cemetery
go to top of Wash. Monument (whoops!)
go on the tour of the Cathedral that includes bell tower (another whoops!)
walk the Tidal Basin at dawn
visit Lincoln Memorial at night; bring picnic
Mount Vernon on a nice afternoon.
Spend a lot of time at the Nat'l Gallergy on a series of quiet mornings
go to top of Wash. Monument (whoops!)
go on the tour of the Cathedral that includes bell tower (another whoops!)
walk the Tidal Basin at dawn
visit Lincoln Memorial at night; bring picnic
Mount Vernon on a nice afternoon.
Spend a lot of time at the Nat'l Gallergy on a series of quiet mornings
Anonymous
10/15/2011 18:55
Subject: Your DC area bucket list
If you knew you were leaving this area soon and unlikely to return for a very long time, where would you go and what would you do?