National gallery of art – sculpture garden ice rink

National gallery of art – sculpture garden ice rink

It was quite crowded even on a weekday afternoon. Adults $10, children $9, skate rental $5. The ticket is limited to enjoying 2 rounds(45mins for one round). I fell really hard and got a huge bruise on my knees felt like I’m back to the 

National Christmas tree & US Capitol Christmas tree

National Christmas tree & US Capitol Christmas tree

Huge Christmas trees are always delightful to look at. They are more beautiful when lit up at night.

Emissary

Emissary

Good place for brunch and chat. www.emissarydc.com

Seven reasons

Seven reasons

Had a wonderful year end gathering with my friends at seven reasons. The food was delicious, the service was good and the vibe was lively. www.sevenreasonsdc.com

Olivia macaron (to go)

Olivia macaron (to go)

Super light macarons. It’s advertised 100% gluten free. Although these were very sweet I felt somewhat healthy. I wish they put more cream and flavor to it. www.oliviamacaron.com

Christmas tree at home

Christmas tree at home

Our first Christmas tree. Table top christmas tree decorated with joyful cute ornaments. Merry merry Christmas atmosphere!

Sisters Thai

Sisters Thai

The spicy drunken noodle was greasy but so tasty. It had good cafe menus as well(magnolia cafe &bistro is connected inside) but couldn’t try because I was too full to have them. www.sistersthaialexandria.com

Tide Lock park (Old town North Alexandria)

Tide Lock park (Old town North Alexandria)

A peaceful place to take a walk on a sunny day. Many huge seagulls craving for food in this area normally maybe, some people were throwing bread pieces and they were flying around crazily crying out loud.

Bep Viet restaurant

Bep Viet restaurant

There were so many Vietnamese people in the restaurant I had the feeling this place is close to the authentic taste. The food was served tasty and neat. Also the server of this restaurant was so courteous that I want to visit here again. www.bepvietrestaurant.com

Flying dog deep fake (Non alcoholic IPA)

Flying dog deep fake (Non alcoholic IPA)

I’m almost alergic to alcohol so I like having non alcoholic beers when I want beer. Greasy or spicy food needs beer taste pairing sometimes. This flying dog deep fake tastes less bitter than any of other non alcoholic beers I had so far in