We celebrated Ryan’s 27th with a relaxing, baseball-filled weekend in DC. We really loved the city when we visited last October and decided to venture back to see the Nats and Orioles play. We stayed at The George in the Capitol Hill area and loved it! Saturday morning we slept in, then headed to Point of View (at The W) for lunch on their rooftop patio that overlooks the White House and end of the mall. It was a beautiful spot for lunch. After that we strolled around the mall for most of the afternoon, it was nice to revisit the monuments with no agenda or timeline.
We had to have a toasted marshmallow shake and chili fries from Good Stuff before heading to Baltimore around 4. We got there with enough time to walk around the Harbor a bit before heading into Camden Yards. The Orioles played the Twins, we wore Baltimore colors to get in the spirit of things, but were secretly routing for MSP. And in the end, the Twins pulled out a win. We tried crab chips, which we both thought were only ok. We’ll stick to hot dogs and nachos, thank you.
On Sunday, we went to brunch at Lavagna in Capitol Hill. It was delicious: homemade focaccia toast with honey butter, Italian sausage biscuits and gravy, and Nutella mascarpone pancakes. Yum! So full! From there, we walked down to the Navy Yard to see it and National’s Park. It was an absolutely beautiful day for baseball, and the Nationals beat the Brewers 5-9. We just had to try and Steak & Shake shake (black & white) and some chili fries from Uncle Ben’s Chili Bowl at the game – both were excellent. I’m hoping all the walking we did counterbalanced all the eating we did. I had a great weekend celebrating this handsome hubby of mine – Happy 27th, Ryan!
