Washington, D.C., August 13-15, 2010

Posted: December 14th, 2010 | Filed under: Out Of Town

A summer weekend in D.C. visiting a friend . . .

Dinner on Friday at Birch & Barley.

Saturday at the National Museum of American History. I remembered the anecdote about Horatio Greenough’s statue of George Washington from one of Daniel Boorstin’s books, so I was excited to see it in person again (a summation of the story can be found here in the section about The National Experience volume — it’s a great story if you’ve never heard it):

Horatio Greenough George Washington Statue, Second Floor, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Michelle Obama’s inauguration gown is on display, too:

Michelle Obama Gown, A First Lady's Debut Gallery, First Ladies at the Smithsonian Exhibit, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, National Mall, Washington, D.C.

And of course Archie Bunker’s chair:

Archie Bunker's Chair, National Treasures of Popular Culture Exhibit, Third Floor West, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, National Mall, Washington, D.C.

And Bill Clinton’s saxophone!

Bill Clinton's Saxophone, The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden Exhibit, Third Floor East, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, National Mall, Washington, D.C.

We ate at Spike Mendelsohn’s Good Stuff where the president has a burger named for him before heading down to Nationals Park to see the Diamondbacks beat up on the Nationals. Everyone was geeked about Stephen Strasburg, but that was before he tore his arm ligament:

Stephen Strasburg Teaser, Outfield Scoreboard, View From Section 238, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals, Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., August 14, 2010

I really love the president mascots:

Presidents Race Presented By GEICO, Middle of Fourth Inning, View From Section 238, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals, Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., August 14, 2010

On Sunday, we had the Nuevo Latino Dim Sum Brunch at Café Atlántico:

Mushrooms With Egg 63 Degrees, Café Atlántico, 405 8th Street NW, Washington, D.C.

This was shortly after Spain won the World Cup, and I’m not sure if José Andrés is still on observing a self-imposed no-octopus rule:

No Octopus Notice, Café Atlántico, 405 8th Street NW, Washington, D.C., August 15, 2010

We ate ice cream at The Dairy Godmother in Alexandria, where the president also visited:

President Obama Sat Here Chair, The Dairy Godmother, 2310 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia

We took the bus back to New York from the palatial Bolt-Mega terminal at the future CityCenter DC.

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