Comments | lo5an: I'll be in DC in April

lo5an

I'll be in DC in April

Dec 15, 2006 11:39

I'm going to be in DC, April 4-6, for the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference. I'll probably stick around for the following weekend and fly back on a Monday. That's probably pretty far ahead of most of our current planning threshold, but I'm open to suggestions for bars (and, you know, national monuments and stuff) that I should look for over ( Read more... )

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lovimoment December 15 2006, 18:12:24 UTC

Yowza! I hope I'm in town then and not at a conference myself! We could hang out! (stating the obvious)

As soon as you know what part of town you'll be in, I can start scoping out bars and comic book shops for you. (By the way, I stopped by the one in downtown Bethesda - it's just okay. But I got a Sock Monkey comic, which I will have to loan you because it is wickedly cool.)

lo5an December 15 2006, 18:22:23 UTC

The conference is in the Omni Shoreham Hotel, and I'll be staying there as well, at least through Friday. The address is 2500 Calvert Street NW.

Sock Monkey is a lot of fun. Did you get the one where they're at sea?

lovimoment December 15 2006, 18:43:29 UTC

That's only one metro stop away from where I work! And also not too far from where I live.

Yes, there was a boat, and a shipwreck, and lots of fire and other unpleasant demises. (http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Tony-Millionaires-Sock-Monkey/dp/1569714908/sr=1-7/qid=1166208106/ref=sr_1_7/102-5465569-7777755?ie=UTF8&s=books)

lo5an December 15 2006, 19:38:38 UTC

I saw that at Atomic Pop, and it looked cool, but I haven't bought it yet. I do have some older Sock Monkey. Maybe we can trade for awhile :-)

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petrorabbit December 15 2006, 18:17:36 UTC

http://www.thebrickskeller.com

something like 2000 beers . . . though they're bottled.

lovimoment December 15 2006, 18:44:07 UTC

2000 in theory. At any given moment, they're out of most of them. But it's still the best beer selection in town.

lovimoment December 15 2006, 18:46:03 UTC

P.S. It's also not too far from his hotel. Brickskeller is near the Dupont Circle metro, which is only one stop away from the one closest to his hotel.

doteatop December 15 2006, 19:19:31 UTC

Also near Dupont is Kramer's Bookstore. I recommend the margarita and nachos special. The Luna Cafe on Dupont is a good spot for lunch. My favorite nightclub is the 18th Street Lounge, not far from there.

The only two "national monument" things I recollect with any fondness (besides, you know, the Smithsonian) are the statue of Einstein, and the acoustics thereof, and the Canadian Embassy, and the acoustics thereof, although you have to stand in just the right spot for that last one, and without someone to show it to you it can be a bit tricky.

If you want some good, fresh fish, with hush puppies and french fries, go to the docks on the Potomac in SW.