Every year, one of my goals for the year is to travel to a city that I’ve never been to- no matter how small or big. So far I’ve kept that goal for 5 years and I plan on it being a life long goal. This year, I visited DC and New York City, both cities of which I had never visited in fact it was my first visit ever to the east coast. I originally planned to visit my friend Laura in DC to see the cherry blossoms but we had to push the dates back and it worked out perfectly because I ended up visiting during Memorial Day weekend.
The trip began with landing into DC and we had lunch at a Bolivian restaurant where we had delicious Saltenas, (which are similar to Empanadas) and agua de Lima. I met my friend, Laura, when we both worked at Disney World in Florida. At the time, we had both just graduated with bachelor’s degrees (She in graphic design, and I in Marketing) and were avoiding getting a real adult job, while anxiously applying to our dream jobs, hoping someone would hire us. Four years later, and we both have a job in our field but have not forgotten about dreaming about bigger and better things.
This post will be all of about DC, I will write a different post about visiting New York. I was pleasantly surprised at how culturally diverse and beautiful DC. I especially loved all of the older and intricate architecture. Along, with beautiful buildings, there is so much culture. DC is such a good reflection of America as it is a melting pot of cultures.
What we visited:
National Mall
A lot of the tourist stops and iconic monuments in DC are centralized in the National Mall. It is a must visit if it’s your first visit to DC, be prepared to walk a lot, and see SO much history.
The White House and The Capitol of the US
Tidal Basin
Tidal Basin is the home to the cherry blossoms each spring (one day I will see in IRL). It is also home to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Martin Luther King Jr Memorial.
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a small but beautiful American Art Museum and focuses on American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to the 21st century. One of the current exhibits is David Best’s Temple which is a beautiful sanctuary to reflect and honor lost loved ones.
Georgetown is a preppy, charming town filled with colorful homes. We walked around downtown and popped into a few stores. I was especially looking forward looking to visiting Tuckernuck, local women-owned shop.
Visiting the Botanic Garden was recommended by one of Laura’s awesome friends. We ended up visiting after it rained for a few minutes and the flowers were dewy and beautiful! The botanic garden perfectly combined my love for flowers and learning.
Where we ate:
A market-style eatery with a huge selection of authentic food- from ramen, pho, Italian, I ended up getting a black bean, avocado, and cheese arepa that was amazing.
Founding Farmers
A local DC American restaurant that is rustic-chic. We had a delicious breakfast here on our first day morning.
I loved DC and can’t wait to visit again. On my list for my next visit is the National Portrait Gallery, a drink on the W Hotel rooftop and a cupcake at baked and wired.
And in case you’re curious about what I wore while in DC: these Everlane wide leg pants, this Who What Wear top (also worn here), these target wedges, this Brahmin bag, and this J Crew dress (also worn here).
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