Last time when I was in DC back in 2005, my cousin took me to a fine Afghan restaurant, where they served great-tasting kebabs that resembled our Uzbek kebabs from back home. The place was so good, that I persuaded my friend Mukhsim to go there for a dinner. The kebabs were so good, that we ended up going there multiple times!
After checking out the Great Falls, Mukhsim and I took the advice of my friend Dmitriy and went to Mount Vernon – George Washington’s plantation and place of residence in Alexandria, VA.
It was a cold and windy day and the crappy images coming out of my camera were making the day look even worse. I took a few pictures here and there, after which we took off to a nearby Afghan restaurant (more on that later).
Anyway, here is the main view of the house:
Mukhsim and I spent the second day of my trip in Great Falls National Park (Maryland side). Although the falls are magnificent, the scene does not look so pretty in winter. Leafless trees, dirty snow and pale rocks, in addition to a windy and cloudy day did not present good opportunities for photography. We hiked for about a mile back and forth and finally went back, because I just could not see anything worth taking a picture of. Mukhsim said that the Virginia side looked prettier, but I bet it looks about the same at this time of the year…
Here are a couple of pictures from the day:
Just wanted to let you guys know that I’m heading out to Washington D.C. tomorrow and I will be out until Tuesday of next week. My schedule is packed and I am planning to meet some friends and relatives this weekend, in addition to trying to photograph some scenery there. By the way, if you have any good locations in mind, please let me know, since I have no idea where to start :) I have been to D.C. multiple times in the past, but it was before I got into photography. I’m primarily looking for good landscape and architectural points of interest, but if you know some good birding locations in winter, I would love to check out the best one as well.
As for blogging, I don’t think I will have time to write from there, but I might do some quick posts in the evenings.
