And here's the trip report for Sunday, May 25, 2008.Picked up Lee and his friend, David, at 11:00 and raced down to Alexandria to catch the 11:30 water taxi to National Harbor. National Harbor is a new mixed-use development that just opened a few weeks ago. It's got a long way to go, but it's incredibly impressive. The new Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center is, simply, incredible. We were lucky to have such a beautiful day to walk around and enjoy this lavish new development.
It was so much fun for me to see The Awakening, having been moved from Hains Point at West Potomac Park. My boys enjoyed climbing around on this sculpture when they were eight or nine or ten years old.
We had great sandwiches from the delightful Potbelly's Sandwich Works and then wandered a bit before catching the water taxi back to Alexandria. We enjoyed more Ben & Jerry's and a stroll a few blocks up King Street before I took the boys back to their hotel.
I then picked up a couple of canvas jackets and matching tanks on sale at Nordstrom—perfect for my work environment. And then came back to the hotel to relax.
It was an absolutely gorgeous day!
Sunday photos
2 comments:
I have a convention at the Gaylord next February so you'll have to tell me more. Sounds like you have had quite the eclectic trip - memorable in so many ways!
Hope you got home safe and sound.
xoxojill
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