US marine corps war memorial, Netherlands carillon

US marine corps war memorial, Netherlands carillon

Some parts of the memorial park and the carillon was under construction.

Rio lakefront

Rio lakefront

Good place to take a walk and shop. Many restaurants and a big target shop is located in the mall area. Carousel, boat riding spot and a playground is there too. www.riolakefront.com

SO Korean barbeque

SO Korean barbeque

All you can eat menus here are pretty good and definitely cheaper than ordering separate menus when craving for a lot of meat. They have a grilling service too. www.sokoreanbbq.com

Tatte Bakery & Cafe

Tatte Bakery & Cafe

There are many Tatte cafes around the DMV area, this one is near from Dupont Circle. Good cafe for a short rest with coffee or tea, bread and small cakes/pies. tattebakery.com

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Great place to visit for a short zoo park tour. I could see families with kids living in the area come often since it’s free admission. nationalzoo.si.edu

Mason’s famous lobster rolls

Mason’s famous lobster rolls

I like lobsters and normally lobsters are not casual and inexpensive. However this place is an easy atmosphere lobster roll place relatively cheaper than fancy restaurants. Had Luke’s lobster before in Japan and I would say the difference is the bread and the pickle. Both 

Ggul ddeok

Ggul ddeok

Got these fron H mart. I couldn’t manage to make Songpyun(traditional rice cake) for Chuseok so instead I bought some other smiliar rice cake. It was pretty tasty and good loooking in fact I made the filling pop out by microwaving it too much to 

Korus festival 2021

Korus festival 2021

Popular artists nor people from Korea couldn’t come because of COVID this time so the event seemed to be down sized than before. Still they had some good Korean food sold and had the opportunity to advertise the community and business. korusfest.org

Flower bouquet

Flower bouquet

Got this lovely bouquet on an anniversary. Happy to see all the flowers bloom as days go by.

FYVE restaurant

FYVE restaurant

Quiet cozy Ritz carlton hotel restaurant in Pentagon City. Went for lunch and the food was tasty not so pricey for a hotel restaurant. The restaurant will be rennovated soon they said.