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Hay Adams Washington
Choosing a hotel in Washington was not that easy. The Four Seasons would have been the logical choice, but I found the house in Washington rather unattractive. In the end, the presidential suite at the Rosewood and a suite at the Hay Adams were on the shortlist. In the end, it was the Hay Adams, GF liked it better.
The Hay Adams is one of the city's historic hotels, located practically directly opposite the White House. From the outside, it is a very pretty house. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9d9a88315d.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e741898190.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c99ef4f481.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...dd0beb71ba.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b9b06da1b8.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5cfd3acb7f.jpg |
The Hay Adams Washington
The lobby of the Hay Adams is stylish. The wood may not be to everyone's taste, but it fits perfectly with the historic character of the hotel. I find the lobby of the Willard more impressive, but it is still an interesting lobby.
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La Fayette (The Hay Adams)
In the evening we went to the hotel restaurant, La Fayette. The restaurant is classically and quite attractively furnished.
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The Hay Adams
We had breakfast a la carte at La Fayette. The menu was actually quite nice. The breakfast itself was okay. A small problem was the staff, who spoke better Spanish than English. For example, if you ordered a special tea from the menu (there were quite a few unusual varieties from Dammannn), you would simply get a herbal tea instead of a “Nuit Á Versailles” because the staff had no idea what you wanted. We complained (you pay for the credit after all) and after some back and forth and the arrival of better English-speaking staff, the right one came. Unfortunately, this happens several times, not too great. Here is a look at the menu:
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Lots of changes since I was first taken to the Hay-Adams House (as it was then called) in 1974. Back then, the hotel restaurant had the same dark wooden panelling as the lobby has today. The place itself was one of the snootiest restaurants you could find. The atmosphere was hushed and reverent, and many of the clientele were politicians, etc. I was taken there by a business colleague and his wife, and the prices and service were both out of sight (literally, in the case of his wife, who received a menu with no prices marked, a practice met with more often in those days than now).
We had an excellent meal. At the end of the main course, my friend's wife decided that she wanted to take a doggy-bag home with her, which highly embarrassed my friend, who told her that "you just don't do that in a place like this". Nevertheless she insisted, and back came the most immaculately presented doggy-bag, impeccably wrapped in silver foil and covered with ribbons, etc, which of course compounded his embarrassment. I have never forgotten it. |
Originally Posted by 1P
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, my friend's wife decided that she wanted to take a doggy-bag home with her, which highly embarrassed my friend,
https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory...he-doggie-bag/ |
Originally Posted by offerendum
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Great memories. The thing with the embarrassment seemed to quite common these times. I found these article:
https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory...he-doggie-bag/ |
National Cathedral Washington
First we went to the National Cathedral. It is a neo-Gothic building.
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I'm actually impressed, for a building barely 100 years old they managed to make it look actually gothic cathedral
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Originally Posted by Fabo.sk
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I'm actually impressed, for a building barely 100 years old they managed to make it look actually gothic cathedral
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Bishop´s Garden Washington
Beside the Cathedral lays the Bishop´s Garden. Nice place and entrance is free.
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Dumberton Oaks Washington
Next, I went to the Dumberton Oaks Museum and Gardens.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b211b51a86.jpg The gardens are actually the better known, but could only be visited with a guided tour. The next one was not available for a few hours. So I “only” visited the museum, admission was free. The first partI came to was the library. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...a41daa236f.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...33ec46e4d4.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7955b89b04.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...337085c943.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8574e5d66a.jpg The courtyard gallery https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e4d5a37225.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6d2d30c83f.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1af2e921e7.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8d36b7c848.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...0325ee23cf.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c9d72958bf.jpg Music room https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f62bf95730.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5f412b4ff6.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...276d1983b4.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...eaf2486455.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...73a567168f.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cd1bc133ad.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...96872662c5.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...29b76f9b9f.jpg Byzantine Gallery https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2ca16d6dd4.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1d47535557.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5901ed51d9.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...98f016bfc9.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...26ec014720.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...0394cf2abb.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...952eaabd9b.jpg Pre-Columbian gallery https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c812223417.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e0874b43a0.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...998b971799.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e95e00d2ed.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...51aee6eb23.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...80fcd9c412.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6d93ee9c58.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...14764c4efc.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...aa73243636.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f3e3ca8bbc.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4ed5c16747.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...aadfd4cada.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1a7133c2a6.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d1b7dc8647.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b19007a430.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d0fa8b57e1.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...dc64fdcb4b.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d20fd5236c.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...43ac8b7eaa.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...57893105ce.jpg A pretty museum, which is located a little way out of the city in a residential area. But it's worth the trip, and can easily be combined with a visit to the National Cathedral. |
Mount Vernon
Last but not least, we visited Mount Vernon, the residence of George Washington. You start at the visitor center.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8fa8033103.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c973d16070.jpg The tour started at the manor house. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f4a1240b3b.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...43331d0168.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2dd3136dbb.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b8d30698f7.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1acba80345.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e221b48531.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2005845548.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...432764be01.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c471e58fc3.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e5765bbf57.jpg There are timed tickets, but it was still incredibly crowded inside. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b28aae026b.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ff97547e06.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9226482308.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f979c1b387.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1eaff45fa7.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9dbde50dbc.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1d7853b5c9.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...fab3b9a9aa.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b6f7d6064b.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c64260afb4.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...951406d2f4.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9322628e90.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...19d447417c.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...466e7629d3.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ce175f7768.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...68203aa016.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1347286f81.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ee9304d10c.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...66fb68fd5b.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b2a9faab65.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b4204d3e21.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6d04616f91.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5ab8e7a343.jpg |
Mount Vernon
Farmhouses and slave quarters
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