Charting my progress: a nod to HIMYM
As of this weekend, I have officially been living in D.C., in the same apartment, for five months. This is quite a feat for me. I usually move apartments, cities, or countries at this point.
However, accolades aside, I thought I should see how I am doing on my Living like a Tourist-DC list. And the total to date is: 102 things-to-do crossed off...
I have been inspired by one of the best "How I Met Your Mother" (HIMYM) episodes:
So let me demonstrate, in chart format, my projected number of activities accomplished against my actual activities accomplished :
I am not doing as well as I had hoped. Hmmm.... with renewed fervor, I move forward nonetheless.
P.S. I still need more suggestions!
Karen's Official Living like a Tourist list- D.C. Edition
For Pity’s Sake (you’re in D.C.!)
However, accolades aside, I thought I should see how I am doing on my Living like a Tourist-DC list. And the total to date is: 102 things-to-do crossed off...
I have been inspired by one of the best "How I Met Your Mother" (HIMYM) episodes:
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"This circle represents people who are breaking my heart. And this circle represents people who are shaking my confidence daily. And where do they overlap? Cecilia." |
So let me demonstrate, in chart format, my projected number of activities accomplished against my actual activities accomplished :
I am not doing as well as I had hoped. Hmmm.... with renewed fervor, I move forward nonetheless.
P.S. I still need more suggestions!
Karen's Official Living like a Tourist list- D.C. Edition
- White House (inside)
- Washington Monument (top)
- The Capitol (inside)
Library of CongressNational Archives- Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta OriginalsNatural History MuseumAir and Space MuseumNational Portrait GalleryNational Art Gallery- West BuildingNational Art Gallery- East BuildingBotanical Gardens- National Arboretum
Cherry Blossoms- International Spy Museum
- Crime and Punishment Museum
- National Building Museum Lego Exhibit
National Zoo- National Aquarium
- Lincoln Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
World War II MemorialMonument Cruise on the Potomac- Holocaust Museum
- Smithsonian Castle
- Native American Museum
- Woodrow Wilson Exhibit
Old Post Office Building- D.C. Acropolis- Columns that belonged to the Capital
- Newseum
John F. Kennedy Center- Ford’s Theater
Dumbarton House- Supreme Court
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Watergate (inside)
Georgetown’s M Street- FDR Memorial
- Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
National Archives- Civil War ExhibitSorriso- Italian-Cleveland ParkSette- Italian- DupontThaiphoon- Thai- DupontLeopold’s- Cafe- Georgetown- Bistro du Coin- French- Dupont
- Café du Parc- French ?- Penn Ave
La Forchette- French - 18th St.Rosemary and Thyme- 18th St.The Diner- American- 18th St.Dukem- Ethiopian- U St.Meskerem- Ethiopian - 18th St.Falafel Shop- Old City Café- Columbia St.- Grill from Ipanema- Adams Morgan
Napoleon- French- Adams MorganOpen city- Woodley Park- Front page- Dupot
Lauriol Plaza- Mexican- 18th St.Straits of Malay- Malaysian- 18th St.- Mandu Korean Restaurant-18th St.
- Mie N Yu
Perry’s Rooftop- Rosa Mexicano
- Pete’s New Haven Style Pizza
- Pizza Paradiso
Café DuPont- French- Circa
Zorba’s-GreekIndique- Indian- Cleveland ParkMate- K Street- SushiIl Canale- ItalianAlero- Mexican- Cleveland ParkNew Heights- Mama Ayesha- Calvert St.
- Café Oaxaca
Aria - ItalianWasabi- SushiPenang Malaysian RestaurantJames HobansMeze- Lebanese- Falafel at Amsterdam shop
Russia House- Sticky Balls & Godzirra rolls at Sticky Rice- Sushi- H & 12.5 St
- Cafe Green- Raw food
Malaysian KopitiamCamille's- Madhatter
- Jaleo- Tapas
Cashion's- Adams Morgan- Marrakesh
- Two Amy's- Pizza
- Cuba Libre- after it opens in Sept.
- Agora Turkish Restaurant to try the Raki
Brunch (savory crepes) at NapoleonHaydees- Mexican Food and Live music- Mt. Pleasant- Nam Viet- Vietnamese- Cleveland Park
- Crepe Amour- Savory Bachan Crepe- Georgetown
- Lavandou- Provencal- Cleveland Park
Jyoti- Indian- 18th St.- Bus Boys & Poets- U Street
- Grillfish-Seafood
- Firehook Bakery
- Hot Potato Cafe
Chopt- a DC crazeEl Tamarindo- El Salvadorean & Mexican- Adams Morgan-Florida Ave.- Pasta Mia- Italian- Adams Morgan
- Buddha Bar
9:30 Club- Madam’s Organ
Bossa- Foreign Language Cinema on E Street
Habana Village- Salsa- Screen on the green
- Champagne Bar @ Napoleon
- Verizon Center
- Red Derby- Board Games & beer
- Rocket Bar- skeeball machines & games
St. Matthews Cathedral- National Cathedral
- Washington Mormon Temple
- Franciscan Monastery- DC
Santa Rosaria (Holy Rosary) Italian Church- National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception- Basilica
- Nationals Game @ Nats Stadium
- Orioles vs. Nationals Game (I can cheer for both, can't I?)
- D.C. United Game
- Capitals Hockey Game
- D.C. RollerGirls
- Bowie Baysox Game
- Frederick Keys Game
- Richmond Flying Squirrels Game (because I have to watch a team with flying squirrels as the mascot!!)
- Support Runners- Marine Corps Marathon
- Cake love
- Georgetown Cupcake's Secret Cupcake
- Georgetown Cupake's Saturdays Mint Cookies & Creme Cupcake
- Georgetown Cupake's Mondays Chocolate Mint Cupcake
Red Velvet's Red Velvet cupcake (duh)Pitango- Cardammom flavor- Pitango- Spicy Chocolate flavor
Larry’s Homemade Ice Cream- Café Dolcezza
Dolci GelatiYogenfruz- Tangy Sweet
Schokolade- Hook- lingonberry linzertorte
- Co Co Sala- Chocolate Onyx
- Boccato Gelato- Cake Batter flavor- Arlington
- Boccato Gelato- Chocolate Guinness flavor
- Boccato Gelato- Elvis flavor (Peanut butter & jelly)
- Island Style Ice Cream
- The Dairy Godmother
- Crepe Amour- Steve's Job crepe- Apples, almost, cinnamon & caramel
Tryst- Café du Parc
- Le Bar
- Potenza
- Rooftop bar- JandG
- Estadio- frozen alcoholic slushies
- Dickson Wine Bar- U Street
- Veritas Wine Bar
- Brickskeller Saloon
Urbana- P Street- Bar DuPont
Nanny O'briens- Try DC Brau’s Porter
- Black Squirrel Pub- Beer
- R.F.D. Washington- Beer
- Dark and Stormy drink- Islander Caribbean Restaurant
- Four Corners Pub- Cleveland Park
- Biergarten Haus- Capitol Hill
- Brasserie Beck- Belgian Beer
- Meridian Pint- Pour your own pint- Columbia Heights
Adams Mill- Adams Morgan- Breadsoda-Beer & ping pong- Wisconsin Ave.
- Illy café on M and New Hampshire
Caffe Affogato (drowned coffee) at Pitango- Ebenezers Coffeehouse
- Java Green Café
- Chinatown Coffee Company
- M.E. Swing Co.
- Mayorga Coffee
- Mocha Hut Coffeehouse
- Quartermaine Coffee Roasters
- Sparky's Espresso Café
- St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
- Mimosa salon- manicure
- Imago-Eyebrow threading
- Dhoonya Dance- Bhangra classes
- Fired Up- Paint your own ceramics- Cleveland Park
- L’Enfant Belgian Beer Happy hour
- Lima outdoor terrace
- Zenten Rooftop bar- Donovan House- Canton Ginger Liquor
- Art & Soul- SnoCone Happy hour
Vapiano- Ceiba
- Vinoteca
- Chocolate & Bubbles Happy hour- Co Co Sala
ONE Lounge- potato pancakes- Medaterra- Woodley Park
- Soussi
Chi Cha LoungeChinatownPassport D.C. DaysItalian Festival- Free Friday concerts- Kennedy Center
- Concert- Wolf trapp
- Freer Gallery
- Phillips Collection
- Alliance Francaise Event
- Goethe Instituit
- Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
- DaVinci the Genius Exhibit- National Geographic Museum
Allen Ginsberg's Photography "Beat Memories"- National Gallery- Gallery at the Canadian Embassy
Italian Embassy- Washington National Opera
- Shakespeare Theater
- Hand Dance Club- DC's national dance
Rock Creek Trail- Kayaking on the Potomac
- Paddle Boat- Tidal Basin
- Eastern Market
- Bike along C&O Canal
- Tubing on the Potomac
- Photograph DC's interesting murals
- Port City Brewery- Alexandria
Old town Alexandria- Oasis Winery
National Harbor- Arlington Cemetery
- Mount Vernon
- Annandale- Korean restuarant
- Ollie’s trolley
- O Line at National Zoo- Orangutan’s crossing
- Drag Queen brunch at Perry’s
- Post Office Museum
- Againn- Beer Floats
- Cereal Bowl
- Funxion
- Albert Einstein Memorial
Spotting Black SquirrelsFind a D.C. geocache- The Big Chair- world’s largest chair, in Anacostia
- The Big Adirondack Chair
Participate in a D.C. Dance Mob- Homeade Root Beer marshmallows (what are these??) at Buzz Bakery
A DuFrein (Guinness with a shot of espresso) at TrystUnion StationRonald Reagan AirportDulles AirportBWI AirportFreedom PlazaRonald Reagan BuildingThe CirculatorThe D.C. Metro System
For Food
For a Night out
For the spirit
For Sport
For Dessert
For a Drink
For Caffe
For Me
For Happy Hour
For Hookah
For Culture
For Being Outside
For getting out of the city
I don’t know what for…
For helping round off this list
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