Dave Brubeck Quartet - Koto Song
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Adventureland Family Field Trip.
We began the day with a delicious brunch at SILVER Diner in Bethesda. Bethesda is a nightmare to navigate with its one way roads and no left turn areas. It is a maze and a parking is limited. There are several parking garages hidden in between the buildings. I am sure that if you knew the layout of the city it would not be as frustrating. Perhaps the scariest thing is all the cyclists and pedestrians on the roads and other drivers looking for parking as well.
Weekends are busy. Nights perhaps? I would go to see something in the theatre perhaps or for Sushi or Chocolate. Donuts eventually.
ANYWAYS... SILVER Diner - outdoor birthday brunch party under heatlamps in the cool shade in front of SILVER. We had the greatest server who took care of us and understood our group. He would eventually reconnect with us at the end of the night.
After brunch, we split ways and confirmed our field trip plan. We had chaperones and got to ride on the metaphorical bus to our destinations. We tried to make it to the National Arboretum and we briefly enjoyed the friendship garden before the park closed. Another day, another adventure.
We wanted to be near trees. We decided to go to the Jefferson Memorial. Getting there was a journey. As you get closer to the basin, parking becomes more limited and there are more highways than streets. We ended up parking near a school field off 9th Street in DC. Along the walk, we came across The Wharf in DC. http://www.wharfdc.com/
The project is under development and it is in a prime location. So far we discovered the Fish Market and a beautiful grassy hill where people could sit and enjoy the sunset.
We walked across bridges and parkways to get to the Jefferson Memorial. Our first stop was the bathroom. Waiting for the bathroom was awful but it reminded me of the tourist experience. There were visitors from all around the world. There were some really cool displays under the memorial. We went past the monumental scultupre to appreciate the less crowded backside of Jefferson. We walked beyond to discover giant steps that led down to the river. Was sat upon them and I played with my hoop on the grassy space directly in front of use. We enjoyed the sunset and watching airplanes landing at Reagan National Airport.
From there we reconnected at home base to recharge before making our way to a housewarming. Our group from earlier in the day were there and ready to share their day's adventure. We had a very long day but it was really nice to come back together to our familiar group. I love my festival family! 5 birthdays and a housewarming!
I was also exposed to Lin-Manuel Miranda and HAMILTON.
