{"id":978,"date":"2009-03-13T13:50:39","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T21:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kellybeanz.com\/?p=978"},"modified":"2009-03-13T13:50:39","modified_gmt":"2009-03-13T21:50:39","slug":"kellybean-goes-went-to-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kellybeanz.com\/?p=978","title":{"rendered":"Kellybean goes (went) to DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, Arlington, Virginia really. <\/p>\n

The time for my business trip that was planned months ago finally arrived! This was the first time I was going to be away from home for a few days since Mads was born!<\/p>\n

I arrived at Reagan airport moments before a nasty snow storm settled in – thankfully I did pack my winter coat, gloves and hat!<\/p>\n

My home for the next few days would be the Westin – known for marketing their “heavenly<\/a>” beds. I can attest, the beds are indeed heavenly and I slept so well the next few nights. <\/p>\n

I definitely made the most of my time away – the first evening I went to see a movie. (It had stopped snowing by then, but it was still quite cold.)<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>

an evening at the millennium stage<\/p><\/div>\n

The second evening took me to The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. (The Westin was situated near a metro station, so I was only 10 minutes away from the District.) I hopped on the metro, took the free shuttle from the Foggy Bottom station to the Kennedy Center. The Millennium Stage offers daily, free performing arts events – they were in the midst of their Arab arts festival, ARABesque. So, that evening was a piano duet by Rami Khalife & Francesco Tristano. It wasn’t quite classical piano, but it was very interesting how they got their pianos to sound like a bass. After the hour long performance, I was able to walk around, check out the JFK bust, the arabic clothing on display, etc. <\/p>\n

My last evening, the seminar ended early (thank goodness!) and under the advice of an FDA employee, I made it to the National Museum of American History<\/a>. Recently renovated, the museum was great and I was able to adequately explore in a hour and a half! I especially enjoyed seeing Julia Child’s kitchen, the First Lady exhibit – complete with inaugural gowns, portraits, accessories, and the 1814 flag flown at Fort McHenry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"julia\\'s<\/a>

julia's kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n

\"washington<\/a>

washington monument at sunset<\/p><\/div>\n

All in all it was a great few days away from home…but as always, coming home to smiling faces and a wagging tail was even better!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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