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Leroy Ambrose
Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
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Sod the monument, sod the museums, sod the history, sod the Capitol, sod the Whitehouse, sod the Lincoln memorial... If you are ever in DC and have time to visit one thing - and one thing only - make it the Pearl Dive oyster bar.

I have never tasted food like it - and I'm not talking about the oysters, I'm talking about the shrimp gumbo. It's seriously the best thing I have ever eaten. I ordered a second lot of it. If I lived here, I would be dead within six months.

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  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    George Town?
  • WelshAddick
    WelshAddick Posts: 1,321
    you been to a caps game yet?
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    I hear there's a place which does really good ribs, and is frequented by a congressman...
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,413
    Thanks for sharing that.
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    Sod the monument, sod the museums, sod the history, sod the Capitol, sod the Whitehouse, sod the Lincoln memorial... If you are ever in DC and have time to visit one thing - and one thing only - make it the Pearl Dive oyster bar.

    I have never tasted food like it - and I'm not talking about the oysters, I'm talking about the shrimp gumbo. It's seriously the best thing I have ever eaten. I ordered a second lot of it. If I lived here, I would be dead within six months.

    Broke too, probably......

  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    WelshAddick said:

    you been to a caps game yet?

    By an amazing coincidence, the Pens are in town tonight. By an even more amazing coincidence, my company has a box at the Verizon centre. By an EVEN more amazing coincidence, I'm being taken there tonight :)
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    I love DC - really fascinating place.

    One thing I wanted to do was Segs in the City - a tour on a Segway taking in all the sites and commentary through headsets. I will take my Mrs there one day because it's such an awesome place.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    Hastingsaddick said:

    George Town?

    Close. DuPont.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    Well, that was pretty awesome. Watching it from a suite at level one was fantastic - and the box was catered - and the booze was free.
  • DanDavis
    DanDavis Posts: 1,131
    Was in DC for the weekend a couple of weeks back. Really really enjoyed it. Stayed in Foggy Bottom....awesome sights....fantastic museums....brilliant food (especially in Georgetown).

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  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    Yeah - that whole area between Dupont and Georgetown is amazing. Had dinner at an Ethiopian place after the game last night - fantastic food. Not as expensive here as I thought it would be either.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    Oh - and as a Palaeontologist, the Smithsonian NH was fantastic. The Burgess Shale specimens were a highlight - and the whole dinosaur exhibit was really well put together. I also liked the Cenozoic era displays - often overlooked by museums, good to see the mastodons and glyptodons given some respect.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,043
    Good to see you're running out there mate :)
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    JohnBoyUK said:

    Good to see you're running out there mate :)

    Lol - not yesterday I didn't!

    It's a lot hillier here than I thought!

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