October was busy!!! After celebrating their marriage with Jamie and Roo, we took off - on a rather strange trip! Yes, one that I concocted!!! Though some things didn't turn out as planned (or imagined) it was still lovely to share it all together and with dear ones along the way!
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| Arriving at the airport to find that our flight was delayed for over an hour and changed to a smaller than advertised plane can't get you down when your outfit is comfy AND matches your luggage!!! For you sewists, I'm wearing the Tate Top I made for fun at Roo's wedding along with these luscious linen Flint Pants! |
In DC with no other mishaps. Negotiated the subway with no problems, especially with directions from a kind and funny attendant, that B made laugh by initially asking,
"Is this the DC zoo?" However, once above ground walking to our hotel, the skies let loose with a POURING rain! We got SOAKED!!! As in water all the way through our shoes and some of our luggage! UGH!!!! Made it to our hotel pretty easily despite that. Checked in via kiosk??!!! No peeps needed - apparently. Then, the rain having subsided, took a little explore of M Street (in our wet shoes) to find dinner.
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| This was our reward!!!! A lovely double rainbow and fun conversations about rainbows and ROYGBIV with other damp admirers! |
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| Yummy dinner at El Canal. Yes, the Margarita pizza was mine and I ate every bite!!! |
We were rewarded with beautiful weather the next couple days and had a great walk along the canal, over to and through the Mall, and on to the Smithsonian!
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| We were greeted with pretty fall leaves... |
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| ...and mums that were celebrating with Roo and Jamie's wedding colors! |
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| Remember when we thought Watergate was bad???? |
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| Remembering the fun of seeing these "creatures" with the kids years ago and wondering about a world filled with them ever so many years before that!!!! |
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| A happy boy! Yummy gambas, tortilla and pulpo at Bodega Spanish Tapas and getting to speak Spanish with the Texas/Mexican proprietor! |
Off to the zoo!
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| Same pants, but you can see their amazing pocket a bit better. Paired with Grainline Studio's Linden sweatshirt and rtw sweater today. Feet a bit blistered and bunged up from walking so far in wet shoes. But nothing a few band aids couldn't fix. |
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| B loves zoos. I have mixed feelings about them. However, the DC Zoo is very well laid out and park like. AND entrance is FREE as it is part of the Smithsonian. |
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| My favorite menke!!! |
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This guy! So beautiful. Reminded me of the poem by Valerie Worth included in Eric Carle's book Animals Animals that I read to the kiddos:
Tiger ~ The tiger has swallowed a black sun. In his cold cage he carries it still. Black flames flicker through his fur. Black rays roar from the centers of his eyes. |
Our return walk home via a bike/running path along Rock Creek gave us a great view of these guys!
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| Wood ducks never look quite real!!! |
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| Delicious falafels and humus! So much that we had enough for breakfast! A little weird, but not bad with tea!!! |
Grateful for my Bentie and the beauty of rainbows! Off to Maryland tomorrow!!! - Travel chaotically!!! ~les
So much fun for me to read, partly due to having been to some of these places - and btw, B1, banjos are for West Virginia, not the state I grew up in (Maryland). And also it’s great fun to read about you having fun, albeit with some traveler’s tiredness from time to time!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, Beth! I was thinking had we been on the water we would need to be paddling faster as in Deliverance!!! BAHAHAHA!
DeleteWOW! What fun!! This is my kind of adventure and mmmmm falafel!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was great! And the falafels were scrumptious! More stories from the trip to follow! HA!
DeleteThe tiger and duck are both so beautiful. Such vivid markings. Of course you were looking beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteNature is incredible, isn't it? Thanks, punkie!!!
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