Day 3
The last day at Washington DC saw us going our separate ways, only to meet again in Boston later in the evening. Andre went off for his morning flights, while the rest of us headed to the Eastern Market for breakfast.
Eastern Market
The Eastern Market, like most markets, is where you can get all your basic produces, including your meats and vegetables, fruits and cheese. Personally, I'm not too sure if the prices there are actually cheaper than most, but its definitely a place worth visiting regardless if you are staying or visiting DC.
Take a walk down Eastern Market
Besides groceries, DC's oldest communal market also serves as a venue for periodical flea markets. From time to time, the outside space will be converted to host Art & Crafts vendors, food vendors or even flower vendors. Check out their schedule on their website before going to see whats going on.
Read on to find out what we had at the Eastern Market
After a 4 hour bus ride (in which Manchester United won and lost their title in minutes), we went from the Capital of the World to the actual capital of the United States of America - Washington D.C. Known for being the administrative backbone of USA, Washington DC plays home to the famous Mall where millions of tourists flock in to view the various memorials (Jefferson Memorial, Washington Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, etc), Smithsonian musuem series (American History Museum, Air Space Museum, Natural History Musuem, etc) and the famous administration buildings (White House, Capitol Hill, etc). We had two days to cover these places (and more) and I believed we did a fairly good job in that.
Day 0 (Settle in day)
Having reached DC during midday, we didn't have much of a choice as to where to go. All the museums were going to be closed in a few hours and we needed to wait till our group was complete before going to the key sites. So, we took the advice of our friendly house host (we stayed at a AirBnB-advertised apartment - lovely place) and went to the "city center" where we were told all the action will be - Dupont Circle.
Little did we know, this "city center" was also the one of the capitals of the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) community. It was a very lively area, with music and dance around, and everyone looked like they were having fun. So it turned out to be quite a cool surprise.
Dance and Music at Dupont Circle
Oh, I forgot to mention that just before we left our apartment, we did a little bit of research on the food available in DC. Our source - MAN VS FOOD. If you don't know what it is, here's the trailer.
To check out what we had from Man Vs Food, read on...
