What better place to spend the Fourth of July than the Nation's Capitol?
I started out the day celebrating at my friend Jackie's apartment, where she made "American Special" pancakes complete with strawberries and blueberries.
Next up was the Nationals vs. Braves game: the Nats rallied in the 8th inning and won 5-3! Nationals outfielder Adam Dunn also got his 300th career homerun.
Then we headed to Good Stuff Eatery, a burger joint which is run by Spike of Bravo series Top Chef. Unfortunately he was not there, but my burger & milkshake were yummy and all-American!
Next we headed to join friends right by the Washington Monument. We then relaxed and visited for three hours before the fabulous fireworks show shot off from the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial. It was amazing-- definitely the best fireworks show I've ever seen
We were pretty exhausted from being outside all day and starting the celebrations at 8am so a few of us skipped the party we were planning on going to, walked to Dupont Circle to skip the crowds, hopped on the metro and headed home.
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Upon reflection on the day I realized we did quite a bit of walking: we walked from Nationals Park to Good Stuff Eatery (a few blocks behind the Capitol), all the way down the mall to the Washington Monument, and finally to Dupont Circle. In total it was 5.6 MILES!
It was a great fourth of July! The only negative was waking up the next morning and realizing I had a really awkward sunburn on only my kneecaps!
