With a limited amount of time in The District, Mrs. Island Miler and I really had to prioritize what we'd do and see. Mrs. Island Miler had never been, while my previous (brief visit) left out a lot that I wanted to see. So after our breakfast, we hailed another Uber and went off to our first DC Day Trip destination: the National Zoo. … [Read more...] about DC Day Trip: National Zoo, Natural History, Aviation
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Review: Breakfast at The Riggsby, Washington DC
Having not eaten anything since waking up that morning in New York, we were fairly hungry. So, despite having just 9 hours in DC, our first order of business was to find some breakfast. I hadn't looked into it much, but I found a place with decent ratings and OpenTable reservations and went with it. So our first stop in DC ended up being for breakfast at The Riggsby in the … [Read more...] about Review: Breakfast at The Riggsby, Washington DC
Review: Amtrak Northeast Regional NYC-DC
With just six nights in The City, our trip was not quite as long as I would have liked. There's so much to do and see in New York, but things take time, especially during the holiday season. But Mrs. Islandmiler has never been to DC, I wanted take her to some of the Smithsonian Museums, and we have friends in the DC area, so we decided to take a day trip. And our mode of … [Read more...] about Review: Amtrak Northeast Regional NYC-DC