Washington, DC : 1st Day [ A Walk or Two - Dinner Time]
We walked around the city for awhile then when our stomachs was calling to our attention ... BOOM!
We really had to eat dinner already and ended up chowing down in RICE BAR who is famous for their BIBIMPAP or literally in English means mixed rice that is topped out with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste) .
We were lucky that we are still able to get something to eat because we did arrived in the resto's location a little late and they are about to clean up the place until we showed up and gladly we were able to pick our food. Kris got brown rice while I got the white rice topped with some bean sprouts, eggplant , bamboo shoots and korean kimchi . We also ordered some California Roll to go with our dinner .
After chwoing down, we noticed that it was darker than we entered and we had to go back to our hotel since Kris's seminar starts at 7:30ish in the morning. As we hurried down the blocks and blocks and block of street while looking for the nearest Metro station , we ended up taking the Metro from Foggy Bottom Station .
This is like the rush hour because we had to literally stand up in the train and smelling everyone's armpits! ( or as we say it in tagalog KILI KILI ) . With our hand numbing ride to our hotel as we got off in Rockville Station, we noticed that our hotel can't be found anywhere ( literally it is a 8 minute walk from the station to the hotel ) ... as we walked thru and cous searched where the hell are we already it turned out that we are like 10 blocks away from our hotel according to her iPhone !
We decided to get a taxi instead of walking because there was too much walking already just on the 1st day in DC. As we tell the driver where are going he then mentions that we got off the wrong station, we got off at the 2nd last stop for the metro. It was supposed to be in WHITE FLINT and not in ROCKERViLLE!
The driver then adds that it is confusing because the 3 stops before the last stop is considered as ROCK VILLE (Rockville, Twinbrook and White Flint ).
As we are near our hotel it was a sign of relief and can't wait to get a hot shower and get some rest for tomorrow's adventure . The ride with the taxi was fun and was a reminder that next time I take the Metro I have to get off the WHITE FLINT station and not Rockville and as parting gift with the driver I gave him the rest of the change as his tip for getting me and my couz safe in our temporary home , our hotel .
We really had to eat dinner already and ended up chowing down in RICE BAR who is famous for their BIBIMPAP or literally in English means mixed rice that is topped out with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste) .
We were lucky that we are still able to get something to eat because we did arrived in the resto's location a little late and they are about to clean up the place until we showed up and gladly we were able to pick our food. Kris got brown rice while I got the white rice topped with some bean sprouts, eggplant , bamboo shoots and korean kimchi . We also ordered some California Roll to go with our dinner .
After chwoing down, we noticed that it was darker than we entered and we had to go back to our hotel since Kris's seminar starts at 7:30ish in the morning. As we hurried down the blocks and blocks and block of street while looking for the nearest Metro station , we ended up taking the Metro from Foggy Bottom Station .
This is like the rush hour because we had to literally stand up in the train and smelling everyone's armpits! ( or as we say it in tagalog KILI KILI ) . With our hand numbing ride to our hotel as we got off in Rockville Station, we noticed that our hotel can't be found anywhere ( literally it is a 8 minute walk from the station to the hotel ) ... as we walked thru and cous searched where the hell are we already it turned out that we are like 10 blocks away from our hotel according to her iPhone !
We decided to get a taxi instead of walking because there was too much walking already just on the 1st day in DC. As we tell the driver where are going he then mentions that we got off the wrong station, we got off at the 2nd last stop for the metro. It was supposed to be in WHITE FLINT and not in ROCKERViLLE!
The driver then adds that it is confusing because the 3 stops before the last stop is considered as ROCK VILLE (Rockville, Twinbrook and White Flint ).
As we are near our hotel it was a sign of relief and can't wait to get a hot shower and get some rest for tomorrow's adventure . The ride with the taxi was fun and was a reminder that next time I take the Metro I have to get off the WHITE FLINT station and not Rockville and as parting gift with the driver I gave him the rest of the change as his tip for getting me and my couz safe in our temporary home , our hotel .
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| Snagging a photo of moi before going off to bed |
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