Street Cleaning in DC

Harry Potter 7 - Part 2

Just like I went for the midnight release of the last book (the only midnight book release I've been for for the Harry Potter Series), I went for the midnight release of the very last Harry Potter movie. I went with excitement and a heavy heart. :( 

I can't believe it's all over! I enjoyed the movie :) But I preferred Part 1.

Probably my favourite part of the movie, the photo doesn't do justice though

Meat Ravioli and Tomato Sauce

...from Vace Italian Deli! Yum!!!

CapMac

CapMac is a Mac and Cheese food truck in DC. Today, this truck was at the Farmer's Market in Glover park. We got the Goat Cheese Mac with Garlic Chicken (Tomato jam, basil and tarragon panko) and the Pesto Mac (Fresh basil pesto, roasted zucchini, green beans and white beans. Served chilled). We got it home to enjoy because the ~90 degree weather wasn't conducive to relishing this meal. Both were delicious, but we both leaned slightly towards the Goat Cheese Mac. 

Also, the portion sizes are quite large. Two people could share one and then get a soft serve or the like. 

Matching Matching

 Table at Pete's Diner 

Cupboard in Muscat

The table tops at Pete's Diner match that of my cupboard in Muscat. :D

Pete's Diner

Having heard Saurabh and people at WRI rave about this place, I finally headed out to SE to meet Saurabh and his coworkers for lunch at Pete's. Their general rule is to not order from the menu, but order whatever their daily special is. I had heard many stories about their fabulous veggie specials, and that is what I got. I also got their Vietnamese Iced Coffee, which was delicious! I was a little disappointed with the food, but it might be my bias and not the fact that the food wasn't good. The Veggie Special today was tofu heavy and I'm not a huge fan of fried tofu. The pattie, too, had a lot of tofu in it. That being said, the brown rice with some miso sauce and veggies was FANTASTICCCC! If only for that, I would definitely want to go back to this diner! :)

Vietnamese Iced Coffee

Free!! Veggie Rolls

Veggie Special on July 8, 2011

Doubt Baby Jesus Is Happy...

...about two of his gifts being turned into soap!

Adventure At The Bottom Of The World

Saurabh and I went to the NG museum for a talk by Christian Eide on his experiences while skiing to the south pole in a record breaking 24 days 1 hour and 13 minutes. Christian is from Norway. He was funny and entertaining as he spoke about his inspirations to take on this endeavour and his experiences through it. He brought a lot of the equipment he used and wore during the trip to the talk for us to see. This included his skis, tent (that he was take down in ~30 seconds!!!!), pulk, shoes (and he showed us photos of how he fixed it when they came apart), sweater, sleeping bag (that was stored open, so he didnt have to roll it open and close each night) and other warm gear

 At the South Pole

As usual, it was an excellent  event and for the first time I asked a question in the Q&A session. I asked about power to charge his GPS, PDA etc when he was there. He had carried a lot of batteries, but also carried a solar panel. I thought that was interesting.

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 Cake Topper at Sohini and Joy's Wedding :D :D

Card from Saurabh and me to Sohini and Joy! :D :D

Free Snacks with Alcohol

I didn't drink in Bombay, so when others around me did, I enjoyed the free snacks they gave, but felt bad stealing their quota. So, when I moved to the US and started drinking, I figured I would now have my fair share of free snacks! But, as it turned out, they don't give you snacks here with your alcohol...booo! 

But, at the Taj in Boston, they do!! And it's quite yum too! :D