Olivia and Nico (their cats) and Chester (the turtle) sharing his patio/garden abode with our bikes it was a full house, but we were glad to be some of their last guests in their treasured home of 5 years. They doted on us accordingly: Caroline, a long-time vegetarian introduced us to her Levington specialty, hummus quesadillas (if it’s sans cheese is it just a dilla?), and Macey treated us to a vegan waffle party. Yum! Located in Dupont Circle, with bike lanes right on their street, their place was well situated for city exploring and we were all excited to see the range of things DC had to offer. Having been on our trip for almost two weeks, we were glad for the opportunity to spread out a little bit and check out DC’s vast array of museums and monuments with a degree of autonomy.
After some solo and sola adventures we reunited (with Macey sporting his backpack like all the other kids) to bug up Owen in
his new abode, Thurston Hall, the freshman dorm at George Washington University. It brought us all back a little bit, we got to visit the “co-eds” as Chelsea kept putting it. We had fun reminiscing it up and hearing the (tall) tales of college life. Of course no trip to a dorm would be complete without a good old fashioned public urination story. Classic. On our last night in DC, we visited with Tara, a friend of Iris’ from her high school days at Northfield Mt Herman. We met with her and her partner Jen at a great falafel bar in their hip, eclectic neighborhood, Adams Morgan. The conversation and falafel were both stimulating and delicious, and we really enjoyed the feel of this off-beat neighborhood.
Before we knew it, we were saying our byes to the Bro’s and were off to Baltimore for a brief layover before heading west in earnest.
the bean counter
miles traveled: 123
pieces of snail mail sent: 38 (a new record, bolstered no doubt by our postal museum experience)
compliments on Chelsea’s hair: 7
mullets: 0
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Lauren
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Was it Amsterdam Falafel?! Because that is quite possibly one of my favorite places I've ever eaten in my life. Falafel, fries with mayonnaise, and a brownie. Best combo ever.