The Washington Monument
We only had one day in the District itself when visiting Washington and its
environs this past weekend. That was a dreary grey day with a steady rain
and heavy cloud cover so sightseeing was minimal.
Any photos snapped were with the iPhone from the car - not that great,
but somewhat interesting.
Looking up 14th Street
When I first arrived in Washington D.C. so long ago in 1962,
I lived at 14th & L Streets NW, a little further up from here. It was my first
taste of big city living and so very new to me coming from a small English
seaside town. . . . . .
. . . . . . . and later I moved to this 1927 apartment building on New Hampshire Ave. NW,
into a small studio apartment on the top floor marked by the arrow.
I loved the exterior art deco architecture. The entire interior had been
renovated just prior to my moving in and all apartments were new. Since then
they've been even more modernized and updated, and when I looked
online to find what these apartments rent for now I almost fell off my chair
when I saw close to $2,000 a month for a small studio. My rent, which
included all utilities, was $100.00 monthly - unbelievable how times and
prices have changed.
After driving around the city to view places which always bring back
memories from the time when we lived there, we stopped at Paul's French
cafe for an afternoon snack - best almond croissant and excellent
coffee - much enjoyed on such a murky late Summer day.
memories from the time when we lived there, we stopped at Paul's French
cafe for an afternoon snack - best almond croissant and excellent
coffee - much enjoyed on such a murky late Summer day.
Remainder of our time was spent across the Potomac River in
Northern Virginia, eating at a couple of favorite restaurants, visiting relatives,
shopping at IKEA and ZARA, two stores we are still awaiting in our area
of North Carolina.
We headed home on Monday in brilliant sunshine - taking our time and
just enjoying being on the road, and traffic not heavy.
Like I said - nothing better than a good road trip to get rid of the
cobwebs. . . . . . . and, if Hurricane Irma comes our way next week, we
may be forced to take another one. I really hope not though!
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