Three things:
1) any messages for sleepy Joe? Or should I just tell him everyone said for him to go fawk himself? 2) haven’t been there since we beat the shit out VaTech. That was fun. We sat next to Keith Rivers family, his freshman year. I had my #55 jersey but I wasn’t wearing it , opting for something that displayed my well muscled arms with my SC ink, so I handed my jersey to Keith’s mom. no one in their group had a jersey. She gave it back after the game. 4 VaTech fans were in the row directly in front of us, they were being fake nice. They had a kid with them, boy looked about 7 years old. Kid, Henry was the lads name,
says to me before the game, “ we gonna beat those beach boys”, dad looks at me and sheepishly says, “we drove up for the game and were talking about the game in the car”. Aha. Henry started crying, with about 2 minutes left in the game. Little Henry was sad and bitter. I put my finger in Henry’s face and said, “beach boys huh? “ no I didn’t. I politely smiled and wished them a safe trip home.
3) seriously tho, If anyone has any restaurant or street food ideas, please share. Im like a goat, I eat anything that won’t eat me first. Tesla is being Nice enough to pay for my trip, price is not an object on this trip, traveling with the wife and two sports crazy and always hungry future Trojan teenager boys Regrettably, they can’t hold their liquor, no bars. I can google spots but if anyone has spots they have been to, please share.
Trump Hotel looks nice…..if it’s a Waldorf already never mind.
Coolest thing I did when I was there in 2010 was the Newseum. It was an interactive museum on the history of journalism. It had a really cool wing on Tim Russert, a respected journo who'd recently passed at the time. Alas, both are gone now: the museum and journalism.
Cheapest quality seafood in DC is Jessie Taylor Seafood in the Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf
a city that aspires to be a great foodtown
not sure what survived the shut downs, but here goes
near Capitol Hill, Pete's Diner serves breakfast all day
Old Ebbitt Grill , classic DC eatery and watering hole
near White House: Occidental, classic DC eatery
Le Diplomate, French cafe
Marcel's, French $$$$
Ambar, Balkan menu in our most cosmopolitan city
not too many seafood bargains in DC:
try Blacksalt Fish Market or Joe's Seafood Prime Steak
Georgetown bars:
Clyde's, Mr. Smiths, The Tombs, Church Hall, and Blues Alley will get you started. Clyde's has the best food. The Tombs is where to meet students from Georgetown.
nearby towns
Potomac, MD:
Normandie Farm, French $$$$ also known for their Sunday buffet
Great Falls, VA:
L'Auberge, Alsatian
Baltimore:
Charleston, tasting menu $$-$$$$
Thames Street Oyster House
G&M in Linthicum, best crabcakes you ever had
Annapolis area:
Edgewater Restaurant, Edgewater, MD, BEST CRABCAKES on the planet.
All backfin if that means anything to you. Very reasonable for the quality and portions.
Jimmy Cantler's Riverside Inn, crabs and steamers anyway you want
Middleton's Tavern
that should keep you busy,
let me know if you're looking for a certain experience in same or nearby location
Make sure to visit the Roosevelt Room in hte West Wing. Its cooler than oval office. It has the battle flags for Armed forces on the side with battle ribbons, San Juan Hill painting above fireplace and TR nobel peace prize on the other. Biden may changed it to a diaper station or put TV fun-hour their for raping kids in the whitehouse, so it may be off limits.
Make sure you keep your wallet in your front pocket.
I would go with Number 1....