National Portraits Gallery and Ray's Hell Burger

Ada and I got up this gorgeous morning and headed into the city. We hopped on the Yellow Line and went to Chinatown. Our destination was the National Portraits Gallery, which is located in the Old Patent Office Building. We wandered around the gallery for hours and saw some truly amazing works of art. Ada and I quickly realized that in observing and reading about the subjects of the portraits that we were getting a refresher course in U.S. History. (or at least Ada was when I'd start rambling on about Civil War generals.)Robert E. LeeP.G.T. BeauregardUlysses S. GrantWilliam Tecumseh ShermanNaval Battle during War of 1812There was a very interesting exhibit about the death of Elmer Ellsworth. Ellsworth is remembered as the first conspicuous...

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Tonight we went to Hank's Oyster Bar in the Old Town section of Alexandria. It was a short Metro ride away from our place in Pentagon City. They started us off with a small bowl of goldfish and Ada and I were reminded of how much we like them.  Next we hit up some oysters on the half shell. This was Ada's second time to have oysters, her first being at the Old Ebbitt Grill which were both crazy expensive and crazy awesome. Fortunately the oysters at Hank's were really, really good. They were so good, we forgot to take a picture until after they were gone.Ada and I also split an oyster po boy that was amazing. The slaw it came with was very fresh and crisp. Hank's is definitely a do-over. ...

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Here we go!

Ada and I are so excited to be in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area! There is so much to see, do, and maybe most importantly: eat and drink. We really miss all our friends in Texas, so we wanted to be able to let everybody know what we're up ...

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