An Evening in the Capital City of the US

After a short refresh at the hotel, we went on a cocktail tour through U Street. U Street had at one point the highest black population in the city and therefore made the capital the "chocolate city". U Street was the victim of a huge fire because of riots against the black population. Therefore, only a few buildings were saved, one of which is Ben's, a chili hotdog place. Nowadays it's a landmark of Washington to remind of the riots, but it's also one of the longest running restaurants in DC. By absolute coincidence, we saw the original owner, Ben's wife, who's already 96. She is a legendary woman who still comes to the restaurant sometimes, and today was one of these days. There was a school class that seemed very happy to meet her as well. We also crossed the Civil War Memorial for all the black troops that have fought during the civil War in the 19th century. It's now in the Book of Records as it has the most names inscribed in a memorial: Over 200k! That's because most black people back then were enslaved and so they kept a close eye on them and their whereabouts. Not only did we learn about the history of U Street, we also saw loads of amazing murals and architecture. I would have loved to do a mural tour around DC. But I had to sip my mocktails in a rushed manner throughout the three different places we've been to. We didn't even get enough time at the last bar, as we had to hop onto the bus again to go to Washington's wharf. There we had a seafood tasting at the seafood market which sells love crabs. I felt extremely disgusted by that animal cruelty, and glad that the EU forbids this. I did use my tasting portions of fresh crab and lobster soup and whatnot, but only to give it to the French girls who were absolutely drooling over that. As long as they are happy. Our official schedule ended in Pearl Street having dinner at a restaurant, however, the French girls, Stef and I decided to add a little walk back to the hotel to the itinerary. I would have never guessed that I'd feel so safe strolling through the streets of DC in a women's group at night. It was so beautiful out there, and nobody was around. It really amazed us as the weather was just perfect, as it finally cooled off after this long hot day. But the National Mall was empty, just a handful of people were wandering abouts. So we could enjoy the fabulous view of the Capitol by night just to ourselves before going back to our hotel.Okumaya devam et