… that on New Year’s Eve day we’d be able to sit on a park bench in Washington DC and enjoy an al fresco lunch?
Well, we must have been hoping that the forecast for near 60F (15C) temps and sunshine would hold true, because we packed some sandwiches, baby carrots, and apple slices when we left the house shortly before noon today.
The Destination: Washington DC.
The Plan: take the metro to the Rosslyn Station; walk across the Key Bridge from Virginia to DC; stroll along the C&O Canal tow path; have a picnic lunch somewhere along the way; and wander through Georgetown before returning home.
By the time we got into DC, however, the clouds had moved in and there was a stiff breeze. The walk along the tow path was no longer appealing, so we scrapped that part of our plans. Instead, we found a bench at the Francis Scott Key Park near the entrance to Georgetown and enjoyed a picnic lunch while the sun played hide and seek behind the clouds. Then, we strolled through Georgetown, which was unusually quiet and crowd-free, and stopped to get some Belgian chocolate-chocolate ice cream at the Häagen-Dazs shop that happened (!!!) to be on our way to the Foggy Bottom Metro Station. Yummm … brings back great memories of our 1999 trip to Cancun; but that’s a story for another time.
a beautiful winter day with fall-like temps.
So, our plans didn’t work out as intended. So be it. We had fun anyway … and we got out of the house for a couple of hours to boot.
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