We arose early to set off to Washington. We were away by 6.30am. I had booked the Hilton Garden Hotel for one night but I already decided we would stay for two nights so that we could visit Mount Vernon on the way and have a whole day in the city on Saturday . We could travel back on. Sunday and see Jamestown.
The journey went alright. I recokoned on about 5-6 hours. I am still getting used to the driving from the left side of the car. John gets frightened by me getting too close to other cars on his (passenger) side. Ts a bit like role reversal. I used to sit in the passenger side when I was teaching John to drive, often getting worried about the car being too voles to the kerb!
When we got to Mount Vernon the weather was lovely and bright with temperatures that felt around mid 70's Fahrenheit. This place was the home of George Washington. It is about 15 miles south of the city on the banks of the Potomac river. It is a big tourist attraction, it has a museum and a farm and all in a beautiful setting.
After, we drove into Washington and had no problem finding the hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel on 14th Street. It's only a couple of blocks from the White House. It's a nice hotel with all facilities and they are kind enough to park my car for me. It's a bit like me working at the Gilpin Hotel except the Gilpin doesn't charge 40 dollars a day for the parking!!
We walked out in the evening to get our first view of the city proper. We walked past the White House, it looks very different from the street perspective than it does from the TV pictures we normally see.
Our attention quickly turned to our stomachs and we went to a restaurant called 'The Pig'. It has been recommended by a girl at the hotel bar. For main course Becka and John ordered Pork Knuckle and I ordered Porchetta but Becka said she had actually intended to order the Porchetta so I swapped with her. She wasn't disappointed because she said it was the best meal she had ever had! Our meal was good too and it reminded me of the Schweinaxe German speciality that I had on my earlier holiday.
John is having a bit of a hard time as he can't drink alcohol here. He doesn't seem to mind. Back at the hotel Becka and I sat at the bar and I tried a bourbon whiskey called Knob Creek! It amused my sense of humour but I refrained from trying to explain my amusement to the barmaid! Probably a wise decision.
Back to the room to cuddle up next to John. Good night John boy!
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