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Non-alcohol drinks tasting : Beer

Non-alcohol drinks tasting : Beer

We found out that there are quite a lot of non-alcohol drinks sold in the US so we tried some non-alcohol drinks from time to time and made a tasting review chart of our own. We had 4 beer products each time we tried this 

Harpers Ferry and Greenbrier State Park

Harpers Ferry and Greenbrier State Park

Greenbrier State Park, you need to be there as early as possible to get in because during the peak season there’s a capacity limit to the park and they block the access road if it gets too crowded. We arrived there before noon but were 

Tazza Cafe

Tazza Cafe

This is a good place to have food if you have plans visiting the Jogn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in DC and if the cafe in the terrace level is closed or if you don’t like the menu sold there. It gets 

Hwangbooja Korean Restruant

Hwangbooja Korean Restruant

The soy marinated fresh crab is the reason why I visited this place. It’s rather a small restaurant and it doesn’t look fancy but they make good soy crabs. Gamjatang was too spicy for me. The crabs were a pretty good amount for one although 

TNR Cafe

TNR Cafe

This place was a modern chinese restaurant with good lunch menu options. It was a little salty for me but still tasty. I like chinese restaurants where they give free fortune cookies after the meal and here they do, fun. http://tnrcafe.com/

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

I went to the place that recently opened in Tysons. It was very similar to the ones in Japan. They had the same reward system; put five dishes into the plate slot, do a drawing game but the possibility of winning is not that high. 

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (3. Seattle: Amtrak, Space Needle, Chihuly garden and glass, Public Market place, Underground city tour, etc.)

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (3. Seattle: Amtrak, Space Needle, Chihuly garden and glass, Public Market place, Underground city tour, etc.)

We took a train from Portland to Seattle. Metropolitan lounge is accessible free of charge if you are a business class ticket holder in Portland Union station. Relaxed sofas, seats, and some beverages are available in the lounge while waiting for the train to arrive. 

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (2. Oregon Nature: Mt Hood, Trillium Lake, Columbia River, Multnomah Falls, roses)

Portland-Oregon Nature-Seattle (2. Oregon Nature: Mt Hood, Trillium Lake, Columbia River, Multnomah Falls, roses)

We rented a car for a day to have a look around further from the Portland area. Mt Hood. It was so high that clouds hung at the top of the mountain often and on the way to the top we went through a foggy