One of the first things that ran through our minds when we were considering Hampton Roads was the possibility that it would mean we were closer to DC. I LOVE DC and thanks to many college friends who either worked in the city in the summers or grew up in the NOVA area, I was lucky enough to spend a good amount of time in the city during college and graduate school. It had been a few years since I had been back, so the thought of making another trip, this time together, was high on our list. There was SO much we wanted to do and to eat and this trip we only had 3 days.
We left after lunch on Friday and it took us a good 5 hours to make the trip (it should only take a bit over 3 but #rushhour is no joke in the HR area, even at 2pm on a Friday). We checked in to Andrews AFB where we were staying and immediately beelined to the metro station near base. We knew Friday night was our best weather night and the 83 degree night did NOT disappoint.
Note: this picture is part stir crazy and part excited because I was pretty crazy about getting us there ASAP on Friday evening to ride bikes around the city.
We grabbed bikes through CapitalBikeShare which is an incredibly affordable and convenient way to see the city It is 8 dollars per bike for the day and you have the first 30 minutes free after every time you "undock" a bike, meaning take it from one of the MANY docks around the city. So essentially you pay 8 dollars and as long as you dock and undock the bike within 30 minutes of each check out, you don't pay anymore. There is no waiting at metro stations and you can easily get around the city to the big sights quite easily. The Capital City Bike Share app was a life saver since it will give you a little compass to show you where the nearest bike stand is. We saw many folks doing this during the weekend. We highly recommend it (once you figure out what you are doing and how to use the app that is!)
The reason we picked this weekend was it was historically the best for the cherry blossoms. Well, this year, not so much. I think the blossoms were peaked during the week so we saw the tail end of them. Not a huge deal for us, but I am sure folks who traveled from further away for this weekend and event were likely pretty bummed out.
We caught sunset right on the tidal basin near the Jefferson Memorial. It was more gorgeous than this picture can suggest.
Friday night we ate at the most delicious place called District Taco. I will probably be talking about it until our next trip (sorry Rich!) but it was THAT good. We had such a good time biking and exploring that we didn't eat dinner until 9pm. Given that we ate lunch before 12pm, it just shows what a great night that was.
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