Georgetown was our destination and in particular the National Cathedral. As many times as I have seen it on TV I had no idea of this buildings beauty. The stained glass windows and all of the arches are just amazing! It was so much bigger than I had ever imagined. We took a tour here which gave us the history of the church and some of the windows.

Next we went downtown Georgetown on our way to Miss Saigon, one of DC’s top 20 restaurants. We were not disappointed.

Caramelized Pork with Fried Rice, Salad with Ginger Dressing and an Egg Roll Bento Box

Caramelized Salmon with Rice

Caramelized Chicken with Fried Rice, Salad with Ginger Dressing and an Egg Roll Bento Box

After lunch we shopped in various Georgetown stores and made a day of it. Just before we left a huge storm came in, we couldn’t even see to drive and had to pull off the road.

We went then to Alexandria for dinner for Ethiopian food. We had tried this before on another trip and really enjoyed it. This time we tried another restaurant and it was very good. Remember the storm in Georgetown? It had knocked out power all over and after we finished dinner found out they had been on generator power to cook so the restaurant could stay open.

This is a barley bread they serve for you to tear into pieces to scoop up your food.

Here it is opened up.

This was part of the main dish we ordered. We also order a fish dish that was fried whole that you broke up to eat. Some of the dishes are spicy and some are sweet and sour. It makes for an interesting dinner!

I just got back from spending a week in Washington DC with some friends from high school. We vacation together every year and this was our third trip here. We went to some fantastic restaurants and this fish market. The rest of the time we fixed gourmet meals at home. It has become a tradition to visit Washington, DC’s fish market. This was my first time there and it is wonderful! I sure wish we lived closer. You could even pick out your fish and have it cooked there. I’d like to share just a few of the pictures I took that afternoon.

Doesn’t it look incredible? We took home crabs, shrimp and a whole red snapper for our feast. We boiled the crabs with Old Bay Seasoning and cooked the red snapper and shrimp on the grill. We stuffed the snapper with fresh herbs, seasoned it well with salt, pepper and garlic and rubbed it with butter. We did the shrimp on skewers after they marinated in garlic and olive oil. Here are our crabs ready to eat.