October 17, 2008
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Here’s an idea that we tried this summer; Don’t make plans or reservations. Show up in whatever city you want to check out (we chose DC this time) -grab a hotel room and restaurant hop. Pony up to the bar to eat and drink instead of getting a table. You can check out more than one spot, save your on your wallet and maybe even get to talk to some interesting strangers.
Here’s where we stayed and what we checked out on our weekend. All for 200 bucks including hotel.
*Holiday Inn Capital; We got our room walk up, day of. This one is a great location, walking distance from everything below.
*Jazz In The Garden; FREE jazz and people watching in the sculpture gallery at the National Gallery. Spring for the pitcher of sangria they serve out of enormous garbage barrels.
*Jaleo; Jam-packed Tapas joint. Great appetizers and sparkling wine. This place looked like it gets packed every night.
*The Source; (Wolfgang Puck’s spot) Uber trendy and a bit more of a pish posh crowd. They give you a glass of $13 sparkling for free on your b-day. Between that, a yummy appetizer, and high-fiving some well-dressed bar flies when Michael Phelps won one of his many gold medals that night (Olympics were on TV)-this spot ended up a fabulously pleasant surprise all around. (The bathrooms are incredible too. They didn’t even skimp on where you pee:)
*Ellas; Wood-fired pizza. We had a de-lish tomato basil pie and friendly service.
Good, fun times for a super deal. Can’t beat that with a stick!
