Thomas Jefferson Memorial @ Washington DC

Beneath the marble rotunda, the 19-foot statue of the third US President is surrounded by passages from the Declaration of Independence and other famous Jefferson writings.


Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

Thomas Jefferson statue surrounded by Declaration of Independence and writings.


Thomas Jefferson statue.

One of the Jefferson's famous writing.

Thomas Jefferson memorial from the side dome. Its easily recognized by the round dome on The National Mall.

Coordinate/GPS: 38.881429,-77.036651
Metro Station:Smithsonian Metro(Orange/Blue lines). Its quite a distance to walk as it is accorss the Tidal Basin. Estimated 20 minutes walk from this metro station.
Address:1500 Maine Ave. SW, Washington DC
Phone:(202) 426-6841
Hours: Daily 8am to 12am.

J Paul's Georgetown @ Washington DC

I happen to choose this restaurant by chance. Looking and checking all the American style dinner restaurant on M Street in Georgetown. I found this restaurant quite interesting and with proper ambience. I looked at the menu and seems like this restaurant is specialized in seafood but I don't want to take any raw seafood here while my journey in the US is still long way to go. So I decided to try their slow smoked baby back rib. The menu turn out to be surprisingly good.

On that night, I notice that a customer wanted to order the same menu as me but turn out that he gets the wrong menu. He is so angry and complaint to the server. He wrote something when he pays his bill but I not sure what he wrote to inform the server. I saw the server face changed after reading the note. However, I notice that his baby back rib is only half compared to the one that I had. Maybe he angry because of he gets less rib. I think the server might has recommend him the wrong menu. Instead of baby back rib, she probably has recommended JP combo which comes with half a rack of rib, crab cake, apple jicama coleslaw and fries.

Taste:10/10(Excellent. Best baby back rib I ever had. Well done and the combination seasoning on the rib were just nice. The meat were tender and flavourful. Good combination with Apple Jicama Coleslaw).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Baby back rib USD23.00 & Orange juice USD5.00. There is 10% tax).



Baby back rib with apple jicama coleslaw and fries.

Delicious pretzel.

Coordinate/GPS: 38.905127,-77.063524
Transport: Take the DC Circulator bus route (Dupont Circle - Georgetown - Rosslyn). Press the bell when reaching M Street.
Address: 3218 M Street NW, Washington DC 20007 (between N Potomac St & N Wisconsin Ave)
Phone: 202 333-3450
Hours: Monday - Thursday 11:30 am - 2:00 am; Friday 11:30 am - 3:00 am; Saturday 10:30 am - 3:00 am; Sunday 10:30 am - 2:00 am

Ben's Chili Bowl @ Washington DC

Ben's Chili Bowl is so famous in Washington DC until it is recognized as one of the famous landmark in Washington DC. Chili is a local slang meaning chili with meat. Not chili sauce! This restaurant became so popular as it is frequented by many notable historical figures such as Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nat King Cole, Miles Davis and Bill Cosby. The must order dish here is their Chili Half Smoke (a quarter pound half pork and beef smoked sausage on steamed bun) with mustard, onions and chili sauce. In this shop, there is even a signboard mention that only two persons can eat for free. They are Barack Obama & Bill Cosby.

Taste:7/10(Moderate. Spicy, juicy and tender sausage. However this is not the best available hot dog. The chili gravy is ok).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Half smoke original USD5.70 and with additional 10% tax. The price is higher compared to hot dog that you can get from the street trolleys).


So many sausages. Looks good.

This is what I ordered. Half Smoke Original. The sausage is spicy, juicy and tender. The taste is however just normal.

This is what makes the hot dog good & famous. The chili gravy.

Home of famous hot dog.

Its long queue.

This restaurant is a landmark by itself.

This is the restaurant. The side wall showing both President Barack Obama and comedian Bill Cosby.

Coordinate/GPS: 38.917166,-77.028733
Address: 1213 U Street NW, Washington DC 20009.
Metro Station: U Street. Located just opposite the road of U Street metro station exit.
Phone: 202-667-0909
Hours: Mon-Thu 6 am - 2 am; Fri-Sat 6 am - 4 am; Sun 11 am - 11 pm
Website: www.benschilibowl.com