tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post6862267269594683792..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Auf Wiedersehen, Deutschland!Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-40376627579362885872019-08-25T07:00:07.501-04:002019-08-25T07:00:07.501-04:00Welcome back to the states! I hope you're sett...Welcome back to the states! I hope you're settling in. As a native Washingtonian there is so much to do here. If you have access to a car there is a free bookstore in Baltimore called the Book Thing. They're only open on Saturdays and Sundays. Whenever I go, I always go to this counter diner. It's great. <br /><br />For museums- definitely the Smithsonian. Check out the National Arboretum and Brookside Gardens. There is a show called Check Please that features local restaurants and they are reviewed by average everyday folk, so I would definitely check that out for food recommendations. Also, restaurant week is a great time to check out new places. Most areas have them now.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015881542518019373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-56827590216658701892019-07-02T23:12:54.648-04:002019-07-02T23:12:54.648-04:00I live in DC proper, and can also use the library ...I live in DC proper, and can also use the library system in Montgomery County, and I think a few places in VA. This works out great for me because I tend to find the DC library...limiting. I second Politics and Prose (the original location) and KramerBooks. I also have recently fallen for Solid State Books. If you're a garden person, the National Arboretum is wonderful, and for me Dumbarton Oaks is worth the entry fee (the museum is free...but you have to pay for the garden). In July a trip to Kenilworth Gardens to see the lotuses in bloom is amazing, even if you don't think you're a garden person. Restaurant recommendations are bound to be governed by where you're living, or at least I tend to stick close to home, but I do have a ranking of every place in the greater DC region to get ice cream.JAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345829618712676027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-29790960417854552532019-06-30T12:05:48.433-04:002019-06-30T12:05:48.433-04:00Best wishes on your move back to the U.S. Selfishl...Best wishes on your move back to the U.S. Selfishly, I shall miss armchair traveling with you around Europe--I really enjoyed your travelogues. Hopefully, you will continue with adventures in your new region.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-33056326125149575742019-06-18T10:53:25.184-04:002019-06-18T10:53:25.184-04:00Good luck!Good luck!Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13862954387314281089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-74796850386692719092019-06-13T13:38:57.895-04:002019-06-13T13:38:57.895-04:00You will love D.C and Baltimore. So many great pla...You will love D.C and Baltimore. So many great places to see. Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933540074342177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-79441000135093715742019-06-09T10:53:40.874-04:002019-06-09T10:53:40.874-04:00DC is a wonderful city. I encourage you to check o...DC is a wonderful city. I encourage you to check out the many local theatres here. A lot of people never get beyond the Kennedy Center and the National Theatre, but there are so many more (and better, IMO). You mention ushering at the Kennedy Center. I think KC uses paid ushers, but the smaller theatres rely on volunteers. I currently usher at Shakespeare Theatre and Studio Theatre, so I get both classic and contemporary. Other theatres worth checking out, both for shows and volunteering, are Woolly Mammoth, Folger, Ford's, Arena, and Signature. <br /><br />Politics and Prose and Kramerbooks are great for new books, and Capital Hill Books and Second Story Books are good for used. Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-3708292907689613672019-06-06T07:15:14.488-04:002019-06-06T07:15:14.488-04:00The only advantage to moving is that it forces to ...The only advantage to moving is that it forces to you to clear out stuff that's accumulated. When we left Texas it had been eight years there, and six since we'd moved house (we rented for the first two years). I got rid of a LOT of stuff and I still have too much. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-25222966897483922282019-06-06T07:13:28.298-04:002019-06-06T07:13:28.298-04:00I was really hoping I'd read more of my own bo...I was really hoping I'd read more of my own books, but the TBR shelves are not any less full -- I have access to both Air Force AND the Army library systems here, plus their digital collections, which is great -- and quick delivery from Amazon.de and Amazon.co.uk, plus Book Depository. And many cities have bookstores with English language sections, so I always check when I'm traveling. Don't ask me how many books I bought on my visits to London!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-64679156316380848952019-06-06T07:11:08.954-04:002019-06-06T07:11:08.954-04:00I'm especially happy to be close to the Smiths...I'm especially happy to be close to the Smithsonian and the National Gallery. I'd also love to volunteer as an usher for the Kennedy center if they do that. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51516237344708499612019-06-06T07:10:11.387-04:002019-06-06T07:10:11.387-04:00Yes, the moving has become REALLY tiresome. And my...Yes, the moving has become REALLY tiresome. And my piles of books never seem to get smaller. . . Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-30733775566147331172019-06-06T07:09:28.606-04:002019-06-06T07:09:28.606-04:00I'm so excited to learn more about the local h...I'm so excited to learn more about the local history! I also want to visit Monticello. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-50573206000500722562019-06-06T07:08:59.567-04:002019-06-06T07:08:59.567-04:00Ugh, I'm not looking forward to that! But at l...Ugh, I'm not looking forward to that! But at least the summer is shorter than in Texas, and we'll have some semblance of four seasons. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51490999637709543842019-06-05T16:00:27.403-04:002019-06-05T16:00:27.403-04:00Good luck with the move! I hope you get to stay pu...Good luck with the move! I hope you get to stay put for awhile. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-54323371372653204902019-06-05T15:53:18.631-04:002019-06-05T15:53:18.631-04:00Willkommen zurueck!
I've really enjoyed vica...Willkommen zurueck! <br /><br />I've really enjoyed vicariously following you on your travels in Europe! Did the relative distance from English language libraries and bookstores help you whittle down your physical TBR any? <br /><br />I don't know the DC area at all, but Thomas at Hogglestock seems to go to quite a few used book sales and interdependent bookstores, so I think there will be a lot of opportunities for you to explore. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-74677070974222441392019-06-05T14:46:17.274-04:002019-06-05T14:46:17.274-04:00Has it really been three years?? Well, what a won...Has it really been three years?? Well, what a wonderful opportunity...and now another one! DC will be neat too.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-19111369582941581192019-06-05T07:48:21.223-04:002019-06-05T07:48:21.223-04:00I can't believe three years has come and gone ...I can't believe three years has come and gone already! Such a wonderful opportunity but best wishes for putting down some roots in your next community.Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-17236479805665825962019-06-04T14:09:01.406-04:002019-06-04T14:09:01.406-04:00Mount Vernon! I greatly emjoyed visiting it when I...Mount Vernon! I greatly emjoyed visiting it when I lived in Delaware and would love to go back sometime. Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-71232981136644160082019-06-04T14:00:41.364-04:002019-06-04T14:00:41.364-04:00Well, I hope you like heat and humidity!Well, I hope you like heat and humidity!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736625664327019noreply@blogger.com