So- It is kinda hard to keep up with this while on the road and constantly traveling, but I will try! I hung out in Mohegan Lake...late start leaving from home, of course. The next day I trained into NYC and then got a bus to DC.
I had a great tour guide in DC :). We did lots of stuff there...I learned The mall was the strip of the Smithsonians and monuments and stuff..haha, I thought at first he meant likea shopiing mall and I didn't really feel like doing that!
A Quicky list of what I did/ where I went would be- Adams Morgan, Reeves (a cool rooftop bar- I want one or two of these at least wherever I relocate to!!), the H Garden, Air and Space Museum, saw the Capitol Bldg and First Looking Glass Pond, Freer Art Gallery, the Sculpture Garden (This had a really cool metal tree in it), the National Archives (my first time seeing the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the Constitution- amazing), <We got to go to the US Constitution's Birthday Party they held there...complete with two types of cake and drinks!!>, Museum of Natural History (Also a butterfly garden which I loved- so did Mike, haha; the Hope Diamond, Gemstones, etc.), the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Monument/ Reflection Pool, and the Korean War Memorial. This was a very busy day- and that was only about half of it!
H-Street Festival- I went to check it out- full of vendors, musicians, contests, artists, food, interesting things to see and do/ people, etc. They had a tattoo competition- best/ worst/ most unusual tats. There is a studio called the Joy of Motion, and they did some dance demonstrations- the afro-modern one was really neat- another thing I want to do- dance again!! :) Beautiful artwork- my favorite in particular was Francisco Esteban...such beautiful work! I also heard a band called Lucky Dub that was pretty neat. Chess competitions, decorated cars- one from the Baltimore Rock Opera Society that had a stage set up on top of their car display, and you could take a turn with their "guitar" and have about 30 seconds to go on top and totally rock out to a song they would play for you. People were really into it and creative with their performances!!
Later that night I went with Tommy out with his friends for his friend's birthday. We went out in Dupont to a bar and a club. The club was so much fun! (Obviously I love to dance, and around here there are not many options)!! It was a fun time.
I decided to stay an extra day there because I had a lot of fun, and then also pushed back my bus too..ahh, the luxuries of not having a very specific schedule..all the flexibility. :)
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Bus ride back went ok- I slept a few hours and then in Philly the bus filled up and I met a new friend on the bus which made the time go by faster.
When Back in NYC, hit up a festival in Little Italy (I need to check the name again). Lots of dancing and food and vendors (like every festival, haha). I got a sweet head scarf I'm pretty excited about. Got some authentic Chinese food too- first 24hour Chinese place I have ever heard of!
Didn't get back to Dena's (Mohegan Lake area) until like midnight..I was pretty tired!
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Bear Mountain State Park
Very pretty! Nice drive, beautiful scenery...they had a mini zoo there- brown bears, owls, amphibians and snakes, hawks, a bobcat, porcupine, bald eagle, etc.
We walked the _______________________ Bridge and back- super windy on top, but it was pretty cool- super high up too!!
We headed back around 730, helped Dena (and Kima) move back to Cortland..not with a T at the end (I went from one Cortland to the other Cortlandt was the joke).
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Next stop... Boston!
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