Posts Tagged "washington dc"

Marine Corps Marathon 2024, Day 5: Race Day, Dinner at The Dubliner

A long day, but faster than it seemed. Despite us being in DC for a few days, it felt like we didn’t have enough time to visit with Kirt, Tricia, Paige, and Lisa/James. It felt like a blur to me, but it was probably doubly so for Liz.

All in all, I’m quite awed by what Liz has done. I know Tricia and Paige also completed the marathon, but for Liz… this was her first. And something she’s been working and training for, for almost a year. I’ve seen the work and struggle up close, and trust me when I say to you: it’s a LOT.

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Marine Corps Marathon 2024, Day 2: Milk Bar, Jack Rose Dining Saloon

We tried looking at the whisky list (it’s 72 pages long). While we had some favorite distilleries to look up, Liz and I soon gave up after a few minutes of searching.

The person helping us was Chris (the whisky advisor), someone Max recommended we speak with. A bit of serendipity there.

We gave Chris some general preferences, and the next thing we knew he was off and climbing up the ladder.

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Second Day in DC

For our second day in DC, Jake met up with us and we went to visit a few of the monuments along the Mall. First, we stopped at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial – a place that I had always heard much about, but never visited. There are a total of 58,267 names listed on the memorial. It’s a tough number…

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First Day in DC

After eating breakfast at our B&B, Liz and I ventured out in search of a bus that would take us closer to the monuments. We hopped aboard a random bus, and eventually got off a block or so from the White House.s Photo through the gates. In hindsight, I should have booked one of the tours as it would have…

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