matt

Matt made his annual visit to DC this past weekend. Like last year he came for Savor, which is a big beer festival. Unlike last year he brought a friend, Jamison.

They got into town late Thursday night and we went to Ben's Chili Bowl for a late dinner. Friday during the day, while Lelaine and I were at work, they rented bikes and did some sightseeing. Jamison had never been to DC, so they did a lot. Over the course of the trip they biked around the Washington Monument, Capitol (Lelaine gave them a tour), White House, World War II Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. That night we went to Savor with Doug, Allen, Jenny, Megan, Jeff, and Tom and had a lot of food and drinks. My favorite was Short's Imperial Spruce Pilsner from Michigan. When it ended at 11pm I was ready to hit the sack, but everyone else wanted to go out so we went to a place in Chinatown.

Saturday morning Lelaine made a big breakfast and we spent the rest of the day walking around the neighborhood and then biked to Georgetown. For dinner we went to Zaytinya, where we had a lot of Turkish food and huge lamb shoulder that cooked over a spit. Pretty tasty. Being a senior citizen and out late the night before I was ready for bed, but we went out to a couple bars. It was the first time in a long time that I have been out for closing time two nights in a row.

On Sunday we had brunch then went to Ikea, at Matt's request, before heading to the airport. 'Twas a good trip.