High Tea at The Mansion at Strathmore

The DCDC met for a festive high tea at Strathmore.

 The Mansion at Strathmore - Mary, Synthia, Jodi

 Christine, Jodi, Mary, Synthia

                                The First Plate

 The Desserts

 We were, of course, the last ones to leave the dining room.

Lebanese Taverna

Andrea and I enjoyed a wonderful evening with Kim and Eric and their two delightful children at our favorite 

Arab restaurant.

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 Kim and I ordered the Vegetarian Mezza.

 The ladies

 The men

The Skating Rink in front of the restaurant - a taste of Minnesota!

Assaggi

Andrea and I invited George and Dal to join us at our favorite Italian restaurant, Assaggi, in McLean.

Christmas Reception at the Royal Norwegian Embassy

We had a lovely evening at the Norwegian Embassy.

 

Christine stands at the entrance to the Embassy.

                                                         Christmas dinner - heavy on fish!

       

                         Burt, Carla, Linden the Cultural Attache', Christine, Kristin, Nordic Dancers

Edo's Squid

Mount Vernon

Anne and I visited Mount Vernon, the Home of George Washington.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

My college friend Anne and I visited the MLK Jr. Memorial. It was her first visit, my second.

The entrance to the Memorial.

Oksana's Birthday Lunch

National Gallery of Art

The Amici Italiani di Fairfax went to the National Gallery of Art for a tour of the permanent collection in Italian.

The DCDC Goes to the Corcoran Gallery of Art

 This is a view of Todd Gray's Muse at the Corcoran.

 
This gives the background and some info about the restaurant.

 
 Christine, Mary, and Jodi enjoyed the tour of the Corcoran's permanent collection and their lunch at the Muse with stimulating conversation.

 Jodi's lunch

 Mary's Lunch

Christine's lunch