DC right in our backyard

This week I wanted to talk about traveling but to a place near all of us.  Traveling doesn’t just mean you have to go somewhere foreign abroad, there are little towns or hotspots around us where we can take a day trip and have fun. We all live somewhat close to Washington DC and when I go there I always have something fun to do, there is always something going on from festivals to just walking around the National Mall taking pictures like a tourist.

My best friend and I love going to down town DC we have a lot of fun, from taking pictures to sitting down and eat lunch in front of the Washington Monument. When I mention to people that I love going to DC people look at me weird and ask “Why?” well the answer I always give them is “Because its fun and there is so much to go and see!”. 

There are so many museums to go to in DC most of them are free to get into so that’s always good! One of my favorites is the National Museum of the American Indians. Last year in December my family came from Texas to visit and we took them there, they had so much fun looking and reading about all the displays shown. You get to see everything from political, social and cultural history.  Another popular museum is the Holocaust Memorial Museum where people learn and see everything that happened during the Holocaust. Sometimes the museum has Holocaust survival speakers to talk about how it was and how they survived during those terrible times.  In DC they have a variety of museums for everyones likes.

Of course while in DC you have to eat something! DC provides restaurants from all different countries like Spain, Italy, Brazil and Peru. One place where I have been dying to go is Jaleo a restaurant owned and operated a very famous Spanish chef Jose Andres, I always see him on TV and when he starts cooking I’m so tempted to hop in my car and go eat at his restaurant. It’s a tapas bar restaurant so you know you will be getting a large amount of delicious food. Just out of DC in Arlington there is a little Peruvian Chicken place called “The Chicken Place” their chicken is so good! As soon as you walk in you smell the roasted chicken with fried yucca, its always packed there that just means to show how good the food is.  Another popular place is Georgetown Cupcakes located in the heart of Georgetown. It’s a well known cupcake shop owned by two sisters, they got extremely popular because they started their own show on TLC called DC Cupcakes. Their cupcakes are so delicious, I recommend the red velvet cupcakes they’re so yummy and so cute to look at.  Sometimes if you’re lucky enough you will get to try Latino food from all over Latin America because of the festivals in DC. This upcoming September 23^rd there is going to be the Latino Festival they have food from Argentina, El Salvador, Bolivia, Honduras you name it they will have it. Also stick around for the performances, dance teams from the area perform for everyone to see! I have been to this festival for the past 3 years and its amazingly fun so I do recommend everyone to go and have fun.

Take a day trip to DC one day and see what its like, there is always something fun going on and so many places to go and eat!