It’s time to welcome new Loopy Groupies again. (I’m trying to do this more often so that the list isn’t quite so long and intimidating!) You become an official “Loopy Groupie” when you get your sixth package from us. When I first came up with this idea, waaaay back in the beginning when we first opened our shop, I remember wondering if it was a good idea. Would people think it was silly? Would anyone want to be a Loopy Groupie? I’m so glad that the answer was yes! (And people started reaching that magic number of packages so much quicker than I anticipated. Now that I know you all a lot better, it doesn’t surprise me a bit, but back then it did.) We’re glad to have you all with us, and a big, warm welcome to those who have recently joined in:
Catherine in WI, Dana in MO, Diana in FL, Anne in TN, Susie in CA, Dani in NC, Brianne in MO, Ann in CO, Lois in FL, Laura in NC, Tamara in CO, Cecilia in CA, Liesl in MI, Courtney in OK, Carolyn in CA, Jami in NC, Hallie in Ireland, Jane in TX, Regina in NM, Margaret in NV, Catherine in CO, Tiffany in VA, Susan in IL, Michelle in MO, Nancy in NY, Laura in MD, Jean in WA, Patricia in CA, Allison in Canada, Jody in MI, Judith in MI, Edna in KY, Susan in OH, Irene in Norway, Lisa in IL, June in NY, Grace in NJ, Gail in NH, Robin in KY, Stasia in WI, Denise in MA, William in OH, Jennifer in TX, Sally in VA, Matt in NE, Lauren in TX, Randi in GA, Amanda in MD, Irene in MA, Jocelyn in NY, Beth in MD, Lizzie in GA, Carol in NJ, Desiree in PA, Olivia in FL, April in MA, Karen in MN, Barbara in ME, Jean in OH, Samantha in NY, Helen in Sweden, Linda in GA, Jessi in VA, Denise in TX, Karen in DE, Emily in WA, Sandra in CA, Rhonda in NY, Melanie in Canada, Sarah in CA, Angela in CA, Marybeth in NC, Lisa in NC, Cherie in IA, Chana in CA, Kaisa in The Philippines, Vivian in VA, Mary in NY, Leonard in D.C., Theresa in CO, Jen in CA, Sharon in Canada, Suzette in OR, Leanne in The UK, Cheryl in Canada, Kristina in IL, Tasina in IL, Conchita in CA, Leslie in AZ, Sheryl in WI, Judith in PA, Cammie in WV, Beverly in CA, Laura in PA, Katy in AZ, Hazel in The UK, Nancy in TX, Holly in MA, Janie in IL, Barbara in D.C., Dorothy in FL, Michelle in MA, Jennifer in NJ, Rani in MN, Symbra in NC, Jennifer in the Armed Forces, Amy in MN, Arlene in NY, Julie in MI, Denise in IN, Antonia in NJ, Thersa in AZ, Terri in OR, Erin in CA, Kyoko in Japan, Kate in Australia, Georgiana in NY, Whitney in KS, Sue in WA, Toria in MI, Rosemary in VA, Trish in MD, Diane in Canada, Joanne in TX, Diane in CA, Jennie in PA, Mara in Spain, Wendy in MA, Elaine in CA, Soraya in South Korea, Alison in VT, Donna in IL, Kathleen in MN, Erica in OH, Elpida in KS, Julianne in MN, Josette in ME, Amy in WA, Gita in D.C., Laura in KS, Sarah in NE, Carol in NH, Susan in NY, Siw in Norway, Lisa in WA, Mary in VA, Jennifer in CA, Deborah in CT, and Marlon in The Netherlands.
We send packages all over the world, and there are so many times that we’re wrapping something up and someone says, “You know, I would be happy to deliver this one in person!” We do the next best thing – we send Loopy out to spend the summer with you, wherever you are. I hope you’re showing him a good time and taking pictures! But if we WERE going to deliver an order to you in person, what would you want us to see in your home town while we were there? That’s the Blog Contest question this month. What would you want to show us in your hometown before we headed back home? What is on your “must do and see here” list when you have visitors in town? Leave a comment and tell us one thing (or several things) and you’ll be entered to win a special Loopy Care Package. We’ll do the lottery drawings a week from today.
I’ll be out of town on Friday, so I’ll be back to the blog next week – Monday or Wednesday. Don’t forget, Monday is a holiday here in the U.S. – no mail going out. (We’ll make up for it on Tuesday, I promise.) This weekend is graduation for College Guy up in Indiana. I can hardly believe it. After he graduates, he’s heading off on a 2 1/2 week backpacking trip in Europe with some friends (you know, the kind of thing you do before you have job or family responsibilities.) He’ll get home and have a little time offΒ for the summer and then will head to FL to work for the company he interned with last summer. College Girl will come home with us this weekend and she’s going to be a Loopy Elf this summer. It will be fun to have her here!
Since we’ll be gone for the weekend and since Monday is a holiday, I’m not sure when/if we’ll do a Sneak Up. We’ll continue adding in things as they come in, though. For those of you wanting the Lorna’s Laces Wendy Knits color, we sold out of the Shepherd Sock, but we expect more in today or tomorrow. (Edit – It’s here! The gals at Lorna’s Laces are awesome.) As we were packing all of those skeins up yesterday, one of the Elves said, “I can’t believe we went through that many bags of this colorway and it all sold out. What’s the deal?” and another Elf answered, “Everyone loves Wendy!” Yes, yes we do. π We still have the colorway available in the Shepherd Sport and in the Roving.
Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to leave us the “must-sees” for your home town!
Sheri readytogetridofthisconstantheadachebroughtonbyallergies,FPS
The best thing to do in the summertime here is to go out on the Mississippi River! If you were to come here I would take you on a boat ride! Then I would definitely recommend the local pizza place, Scooties for some Nacho Mama pizza!
Hmm, I have lived so many places that I can’t give just one answer. Where I live now, I would show you my favorite spots: my porch and the window seat in my favorite library. They aren’t touristy places, but they make me the happiest. In Cambridge, MA, where I used to live, I would take you to Bartley’s Burgers in Harvard Square. Harvard Square is so much fun and Bartley’s has the best burgers around. yummm.
Have a wonderful holiday1
I am new to my area but we have a chocolate factory here that you can tour, it is delicious! I would take loopy to the rock and roll hall of fame in Cleveland. And of course depending on the time of the year a trip around the lake on a pontoon boat.
I live in Chicago, and when people come visit I take them a) to see the Indian shops on Devon and all the fantastic sari fabrics, and then b) to Ken’s Diner for the best hamburgers I have ever had, anywhere.
Oh, I happen to think I live in a must-see destination. I work on the back side of Monticello Mountain, so we’d need to tour the mansion and then have lunch at Michie Tavern. Then, we’d need to hit the Downtown Mall for some locally flavored shopping. For dinner, my new favorite spot is The Shebeen, a South African spot just off the mall.
Other must-sees… At least a couple of the vineyards. Kluge’s is just around the corner from Monticello, and there actually is a Monticello vineyard too. The Rotunda at UVA. The Skyline Drive.
I could keep going, but I think the day’s already spent.
Congrats to you and your graduate!
Since I live in St Louis now, I’ll give you the virtual tour of my old hometown, Guildford in England. It’s a half hour south west of London in the county of Surrey.
One “must see” is the Cathedral, the only brick built cathedral in the country, topped by a 12foot tall golden angel. No-one told me the angel is a weather vane and I spent my first term of university thinking “I’m sure she wasn’t facing that way this morning!”.
Then there’s the cobbled High Street, and the Jolly Farmer pub by the canal, where you can see narrowboats on their slow-paced journeys up and down the river going through the lock (imagine a boat 60 to 70 feet long, six feet wide, with a maximum speed of about 4mph).
I work in Times Square and was born, raised and still live in Brooklyn. What’s funny is that I’ve never been to the Statue of Liberty or up into the Empire State Building. Would you take me with you to visit those places if you come here? :o)
you can’t leave Baltimore, especially in the summertime, without spending the afternoon being wisked around the harbor, preferrably on someone’s yacht, then hitting Camden Yards for a game (Go Os!), dinner at Nacho Mama’s, and finish up at the Brewer’s Art for some Resurrection.
My hometown is Wichita, KS so I would take you to see the Keeper of the Plains. It is a big huge statue of an Indian. Here I would take you to Sioux Falls and show you Falls Park and Horse Barn that is an art gallery and where the spinners meet once a month.
If you visit Des Moines in August, the Iowa State Fair is a must. I can, and do, spend days there. Otherwise, Living History Farms is a wonderful agricultural museum illustrating farm life from four different time periods. There’s something new to see every time. They also knit and spin there, too.
I live in what used to be called “Hangtown”. So you need to see the Hangman’s Tree ( there really isn’t a tree anymore, but there is a dummy hanging from the building that is in the same spot). Then you need to take a drive “Up The Hill” stopping in Apple Hill for fresh pies, apples etc. before going on to Lake Tahoe. If it’s late enough in the spring you can drive all the way around the Lake, but only go swimming if you like it really, really, really cold.
well Sheri – I think St. Louis is covered π so in PHoenix I’d have to take you to the Desert Botanical Gardens, South Mountain preserve, tubing down the Salt River and to my favorite wine bar/restaurant owned by some close friends.
Have a safe trip and tell CG happy graduation!
If you came to my little corner of paradise I would take you for a wonderful sailboat ride up the Eggemoggin Reach and maybe out into Jericho Bay. We would pack the fixins for a lobster bake, and anchor off one of the dozens of perfect islands. While the lobsters were cooking, we would search for mussels, and steam them up in some white wine and garlic. After we were finished exploring the island, we would sit down and enjoy our feast, listening to the seagulls and loons nearby. (There would probably be homemade brownies for dessert.) Then we would pack up and sail home, enjoying a glorious sunset.
I live in Oregon, and I’d take you to Silk Creek Alpacas to meet my alpaca, Brownie!
My hometown is Davenport, Iowa. We’ve got lots going on here. The obvious choice is the Mississippi River and all the activities having to do with it. At different times of the year, we have several festivals and music venues going on. Davenport is part of the Quad Cities, also including Bettendorf, IA, Moline, IL, and Rock Island, IL. So including those 3 towns in the mix adds even more festivities. We enjoy the Figge Art Museum and the Putnam Museum, along with the IMAX. We have lots of great parks,as well as wonderful bike paths, including a 20 mile one just outside my back door. We have some great glf courses (ask my husband, I don’t golf), and every year the John Deere Golf Classic is heldin the Quad Cities. We have runners from all over the world participating in our annual Bix 7 Road Race, 7 miles run or walked by thousands every July. There’s plenty of interesting little towns within a few hours drive where we also take visitors for some country fun. Oh, and out annual Air Show…and our Beaux Arts Fair,…and our Tug of War across the mighty Mississippi. My Sheri, thanks for this question…it’s really got ten me to appreciate my home town even more!
Congratulations College Guy and have a great time in Europe!! If you visit my town – Newark, Ohio – you will want to see the Longaberger Basket Corporate office building. It is in the shape of their famous market basket, handles and all. So very cool.
I live right next to our state Capital building, so a walk around that, with a visit to the rose garden and the floral clock would be a must. The floral clock is a huge clock we have that they plant with flowers every year. Next we’d have to go a couple blocks to hit The Woolery (our new yarn shop) and Buddy’s Pizza.
In Chicago I would take you on a walk along Michigan Avenue from the river to the water tower – it is done a lot, but the beauty of the architecture never ceases to amaze me. If we had time, I would take the architectural boat tour along the river – really interesting and on a beautiful day, you don’t want to get off the boat!
There’s not a whole lot to do for visitors in little Wausau, WI! If it was winter, we’d go downhill skiing on Rib Mountain. In summer, we’d probably take in a Wednesday night concert on “the 400 block” – a full city block of just grass right in the middle of downtown. A stop at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday would be a must for sure! We have lots of awesome farmers here and you can get just about anything at the market! Fruit & veggies for sure, but also meat, cheese, bread, honey, soda, flowers and even fertilizer – alpaca manure!
Well, i haven’t been back to my real hometown in ages, so I can’t speak to what’s there, but I’ve been living in Philadelphia for five years now, so here’s how we’d spend a day: Start out with a breakfast of scrapple and eggs at the Down Home Diner in the historic Reading Terminal Market, then peruse the stalls, especially the Amish vendors (here Weds. through Sat.), and maybe get a sample of the strawberry lemonade from one Amish vendor on our way out to Arch Street. Can’t miss seeing the Liberty Bell, the Declaration of Independence, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin’s gravesite. We’d grab lunch at Rangoon, my favorite Burmese restaurant, tour Chinatown and take photos at our friendship arch at 10th and Arch Street, then head for Rittenhouse Square to people watch, pop in to Joseph Fox Books (indie bookstore) and maybe check out one or two of the many LYS-es Philly is blessed to have. Dinner’s at Le Creperie Cafe. if you had two days, try the Philadelphia Museum of Art (say hi to the Rocky statue at the top of the steps!), walk down Boathouse Row (at night, you can see the white lights strung up on the houses) and along the Schuylkill (say “skoogle”) River. There’s also the Fabric Museum, the Mutter Museum, and so many murals painted on the sides of buildings, you’d need a week to admire them al!
Happy graduation, CollegeGuy! You have earned your mortarboard for sure.
There isn’t much to see in Roundup. MT, but I would like to take you to the Snowy Mtns about 45 minutes away and also to Broadview and Delphia to a couple of local alpaca ranches. Billings has Pictograph caves and Bozeman has Museum of the Rockies, which are both interesting.
If you visit here in Titusville you have to go and eat shrimp at Dixie Crossroads, there is also Playalinda beach where is you go to the farthest piers the nudists hang out! Congradulations to the College graduate, and I hope he likes it here in Florida. You can always call if you are passing though on dear old I-95.
Here in Berkeley I’d walk you around the UC campus, take you on a San Francisco Bay harbor cruise, and then go to dinner down at Skate’s on the Berkeley Marina, where you can eat while watching sailboats and the sunset.
I live in San Francisco, and the one thing I always recommend is a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. The best kind of day to do it is a sunny day so you can take pictures of Alcatraz, the city skyline, and the Marin Headlands. The bridge is always a little chilly, so even in the middle of summer you can still use a handknit scarf or socks. If my guests aren’t up for that long of a walk, then trip to the ferry building for some tasty snacks and a ferry to Sausalito for lunch is the next best thing. Either way, you gotta get out on the bay!
My hometown in Colorado is very small. I would take you on an innertube ride down the river and to eat at one of the local Mexican restaurants, all a little different and all so, so good! On the right day of the week, we would go into “town” (a few miles away) for a summer concert under the stars.
There are a couple of different places I like to take people when they come to visit the Boston area. I always take chocolate lovers to Burdick’s in Cambridge for the little chocolate mice and their amazing hot chocolate. I also like to take people to my favorite brunch place, The Neighborhood, right in Somerville where I live – so much delicious food for not so much money!
First, congratulations to College Guy! Hope you all have a fun time this weekend.
If you came to the DC area, I’d recommend the Spring time so you can see the cherry blossoms! They were a gorgeous pink this year.
I’m looking forward to reading the other comments so I can look for places I’ve been and places that I’d like to go.
I live in Houston now, but I still consider Pittsburgh, PA my ‘town’, so that’s where you’ll get the tour. π
We start off by picking you up from the airport and stopping for lunch at Quaker Steak and Lube. After that we’ll drive into town on 279, which goes through the Ft. Pitt tunnels that open up on a gorgeous view of downtown. After we hit the Carneige Museum of Natural History (two real T-rex skeletons!), we’ll stop for an ice cream cone at Dave and Andy’s. That night we can catch a concert at Club Cafe or Mr. Small’s (a converted church). We’ll need to spend an entire day at the local amusment park, Kennywood, where several of the rides are National Historic Landmarks. If it’s summer, we can venture downtown and check out the Three Rivers Arts festival, or pack a picnic dinner and head to Schenely Park for Free Movie night at Flagstaff Hill. I also like to take some time to meander through the neighborhoods to appreciate the architecture. And of course, before you head back home, we’ll have to ride the Duquesne incline from Station Square up Mt. Washington. π
(Can you tell I easily get a little homesick? π
Or maybe I should just stick to my Houston-native boyfriend’s routine when he hits town: Lunch/Dinner at Fuel and Fuddle, a day at the museums and conservatory, and a trip to the amusement park.
Well, since I’m in the same general area as you are, I’m sure you know all the great “must see” things in St. Louis – and there ARE a bunch. However, I moved here from Ottawa, so, what you must do is visit Ottawa in spring, specifically during the Tulip Festival in May. Backstory….during WWII, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was born in Ottawa. (The family had been living in Canada since the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany.) The maternity ward at the Civic Hospital was temporarily declared to be extra-territorial (and therefore not in Canada) which ensured that the Princess’s nationality was from her mother only, not any particular country. The Dutch royal family sent hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs as a thank you for sheltering the family and for enabling the Princess to be born Dutch (not Canadian) and continue to send bulbs each year. It is absolutely beautiful to see the tulips throughout the area and I highly recommend it. π
Hey, look at me, I’m an official groupie! Well, I’m from New York and I live in Brooklyn so I would be remiss not to recommend walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. I’ve never been to the top of the Empire State Building, but the view of Central Park from the top of Rockefeller Center is awesome. I’m also a sucker for the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park — I used to climb all over it as a kid.
Here in Blue Ridge, GA you would have to take the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway which goes to McCayesville, TN and back – beautiful trip! Then you would definitely have to see the beautiful Toccoa River and Lake Blue Ridge – kayaking anyone? And, of course, a ride to any of the many mountains around here for a laid back hiking trip is always fun too. We can finish the day by sitting on our big second story porch, overlooking our pond, and knit!!
I live in a beautiful part of the country; New Hampshire!! First stop would be our very quaint post office where all my Loopy packages are delivered. It’s a very friendly place. Then off to breakfast where I would recommend Poppy Moore’s plate that has 2 pieces of french toast, 2 eggs, home fries, meat, toast – with REAL NH maple syrup. Then off to the lake for a leisurely afternoon of knitting and swimming. Home for some BBQ then more knitting!! Please come!!
I’d show off downtown Baltimore, the Harbor, and all the sweet little neighborhoods. The Harbor is pretty great– Science Center, National Aquarium, Federal Hill, all kinds of things to look at and do and enjoy. The neighborhoods here are really nice too– most of them very sweet, pretty little row-houses and cute little gardens. Then there’s Hamden, which is this crazy stuck-in-the-80s-and-the-50s neighborhood near where I live. My LYS is there, and it’s an odd combination of young hipster up-and-coming and trashy weird people yelling from their stoops. I love it. It’s so strange.
I live in the Bay Area in California. There are a ton of things to do here, but I like to take people to Santa Cruz and Monterey. Delicious seafood, beautiful beaches, and lots of shopping! π
Hopefully you could come to see me in the spring when the bluebonnets are blooming…This spring’s flowers were absolutely amazing, and I passed at least three different pastures or fields that were totally covered in bluebonnets on my way to work and back home every day…Definitely a breathtaking sight to see, and the blooms lasted for WEEKS! We could also visit Lake Conroe and cruise around and look at the beautiful homes located along the shore. If you could come between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, I would definitely take you to see the Christmas lights display that a friend of ours has. if you ever saw the video of Christmas lights put to music that was such a hit a few years back on the internet, Clyde’s is even bigger and better! It is such fun to see, and watching kid’s faces as they see the lights for the first time is just wonderful!
Wow – I can’t believe College Guy is graduating…I know Mom and Dad can’t believe it either! Congrats and best wishes to him!
Chan’s comment (the fourth from the top) made me all homesick…my mom lived in Charlottesville. She died in 2006 and, after the last trip down there to clean out her house, I haven’t been back.
If you visited me, I’d definitely take you to my LYS, The Black Sheep, though that may be like taking a coal-mine owner to Newcastle. But it’s such a nice shop…you’d like it. And for fun we could go to the National Aquarium (though it’s really overpriced) and noodle around in the Inner Harbor. I’d actually prefer to take you to the Zoo, though, which is just the right size to spend part of a day in. And then there’s Daedalus Books, where you can find amazing remaindered books for cheap cheap cheap. And if you wanted some interesting shopping, we could go to Cross Keys to The Store. And for food…if you eat sushi, we’d definitely go to Yamato for dinner. If you’re not a fan of sushi…well, we’d think of something!
I live in Syracuse, NY so I would love to share our Rosamond Gifford Zoo with you since it’s my three year old son’s favorite place to go. I would also go to Onondaga Lake Park and sit by the water enjoying both the quiet of the view and the joyful playing of the kids on the playground. We’d finish up the day with shopping and dinner in Armory square since there’s great little shops and unique restaurants in that area.
I’d take you to get an Abbott’s ice cream at the beach and then for a walk on the pier that separates the Genesee River and Lake Ontario. Can you guess where I live? Rochester, New York.
Sorry I had the constant allergy headache last week! But its gone now. I must have given it to you π
And here in KC its all about BBQ. I personally don’t understand it. But there are a few KC BBQ joints that must be experienced. Namely Oklahoma Joe’s(its in a gas station FPS!), Gates, and Arthur Bryant’s……
If you were to come to Los Angeles, I would take you to Wildfiber in Santa Monica, my favorite LYS, and the fabric district downtown – specifically Michael Levine’s – three warehouses full of fabric of all kinds. In between, we could go to my favorite hole-in-the-wall sushi joint and stroll along the ocean. Bring your sunglasses – the sunshine is particularly bright out here.
Ah, Chicago! I would take you out out by the Adler Planetarium around sunset so you could see the skyline and the lights coming on. It’s right on Lake Michigan, so you see the beaches, the parks, the lake, and all of downtown at the same time. It’s my favorite view of the city, and I don’t think it will disappoint anyone.
Well, my home town is Denver/Boulder. And you already love Colorado. But I like to take people to Chataqua in Boulder, or up to Estes Park.
However, I currently live in Portland, OR….So far the place I love to take people to is the Japanese Gardens in Washington Park.
Since Vancouver, BC is the host of the 2010 Olympics, I would take you to Whistler B.C. and tour you around the Olympic venues that are currently open for viewing. The tours are fully booked everyday, but I’m sure we could get you in. Whistler is beautiful ski resort that still has the small town feeling.
In Vancouver, herself, there is no better place than Stanley Park. It is 1,000 acres of woods, ponds, beaches, and forest…smack dab in the middle of the city. Stunning views of the north shore mountains, the ocean and the city. Beautiful during the day and gorgeous at night. Horse drawn carriages for the romantic, zoo and train for the kids.
Our city rocks.
I live in Tryon, NC – not too far from Asheville, NC! If you were here in Tryon for a day, I would take you for a slice of Side Street pizza and a cold beer. And a hike up in the mountains.
I don’t really know the town we’re going to be moving to (soon!), but if people were coming to the area I work I would take them to Au Chocolat and then to walk in the Public Garden. Or maybe walk the Public Garden on our way to Au Chocolat and then continue to walk along the Harbor Walk. Both are gorgeous!
I live in Greenfield, MA, but where I would want to take you a couple of towns South, to Northampton, MA. Northampton is the home of WEBS, my other favorite yarn store! It is so big, with so much, including a large warehouse attached to the storefront. I have seen grown women cry upon seeing the aisles of yarn in the warehouse – I am not kidding! Not to mention all the helpful people who work there and the other knitters and crocheters and just general fiber/yarn lovers who hang there.
If it were summer when you arrived here in Fairbanks, Alaska I would recommend going to the Museum of the North first to get a basic primer on life up here and then I would tell you to hop on the Alaska Railroad and see Denali National Park. If it were winter, you would be able to see the aurora, do some dog mushing with a local operator, or cross-country ski at Birch Hill. There’s also downhill and snowmachine opportunities as well.
Sheri, why did you triple-star Elpida in KS on the new Loopy Groupies list?
If you came to Manassas Park, VA, I’d have to show you Signal Hill, where there is a monument to mark America’s first battlefield telecommunication.
(Being a ham radio (amateur radio) operator, as well as a knitter, this is of interest to me.) And it’s a high spot in the city, where you can see a lot!
Thanks for another contest!
I live in Bristol TN, so hands down what you need to see is the NASCAR night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s the most sought ticket in NASCAR. It’s a half-mile track, so it’s like putting 43 cars in a blender and watching the craziness.
Hi Sheri,
I live in Washington DC. Need I say more?? But whenever anyone comes to visit I used to take them to Haines Point and show them the statue of the giant coming out of the ground. It’s called the Awakening. It was really awesome. Unfortunately it was sold and now has moved to a new location in P.G. County.
Bust as everyone know, there are a lot of places to visit and see in DC.
Martha