Virginia / DC / Virginia / Phoenix
Friday Dec 27
Early start for drive 2hrs to Washington DC
Freeway, right side of the road. Sure
Park at West falls church then train in to Federal square
Washington monument and outside view of african American museum the. 2 stops on drop on / off bus before the “newseum”
Newseum about to shut forever
Pulitzer photos
9/11 exhibition
First amendment - athletes
Journalists who died this year
TV, radio so much more
Afternoon on / off bus tour - Lincoln memorial, Washington memorial, Jefferson memorial, white household
Colder than the clothes we wore - stayed on the bus
Grumpy acrimonious Chinese / Thai dinner
Drive home in the dark, traffic, lights blinding into the enterprise Renta car Nissan. Sheesh
SO scary
Lucky LD is so cool an dloves to sing and talk loudly.
StressFUL.
Didn't die
Saturday Dec 28
Post office - still no clue about boxes to mail international
Charlottesville running ship meet up with Emily then lunch.
Grady got a haircut and sure the wait was long, but the cut was not mucking around!
Charlottesville running store - massage womper thing and new sunnies for Drew.
Grady got a haircut and sure the wait was long, but the cut was not mucking around!
Charlottesville running store - massage womper thing and new sunnies for Drew.
Shopping at “finch” - Zoe got a snake to cling to her ear and Ree a poncho. Classic Diad!
Lunchtime. Sitting at ASADO - wing and taco company in Charlottesville. Pradeep + Emily with Margheritas, Ree with a grapefruit poloma. TV a playing “worlds dumbest partiers”. Just watched a young guy take a shot at the pool bar and Luke in the pool. Tilda - “we also saw someone dunk their head in pee”. A family restaurant.
L, A and Z walk thru UVA
Possibly the most important bit of the trip barring friends, and stuff like that
A quick look through “darling” - consignment store just off the mall and then dinner.
A quick look through “darling” - consignment store just off the mall and then dinner.
Still full from lunch but hey, gotta grow that gut.
Dinner at “Bang” a just off the mall. Lots of small dishes. Drew orders spicy mango mocktail!
Pack for Phoenix after a drive to pick up GREY presents bag from Emily.
Sun 29
A calm quiet easy going morning of packing to be ready to leave on time.
Well not exactly.
Well not at all.
Rajagopalan’s 6am flight got cancelled.
They are now going to Richmond to fly to Charlotte to hopefully fly to Phoenix
Godspeed - Brian Regan
Love the teeny Charlottesville airport.
Now on teeny 12 row plane for the 1hr flight to Atlanta before the flight to Phoenix
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