The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC is close to the US Capitol building and the National Gallery of Art. It's walking distance to all the other Smithsonians and the National Mall. This is one of my kids' favorite museums, and they look forward to visiting, probably because of the total geek factor of the exhibits, and lot's on walk-through exhibits and hands-on stations.
Typically when we are on road trips, daycations, staycations and museum hops, I pack my kids a backpack with a bottle of water and their lunch. Lunch at a museum can really break the budget (not so fun for me). But in this case, I made an exception because the price was reasonable, and it doubled for entertainment with my kids. My younger boy really likes Kung Fu Panda, and on the DVD, there is this great segment called Mr. Ping's Noodle House where Alton Brown (Geeky Science Cooking Show guy, who we love of course) shows the audience how real Chinese noodles are made.
and then found out that the plates are around $5, I decided to splurge! It was totally worth it! Plus it was only a mile walk to the Air and Space museum, which was our next stop. *Bonus*
Friendship Gate, Chinatown, H Street NW at 7th Street NW
(the largest single span Chinese arch in the world.)
Here we are! The Chinatown Express sign was covered by a new awning with only Chinese writing on it.
Well, we didn't get to see the long noodles being made, but they were making dumplings and my boys were satisfied with that!
Auntie came too!
Me and Seth!
Ready with the chop sticks!
Beef with Udon Noodles
Orange chicken, shrimp with vegetable, rice noodle with curry and white rice.
Vegetable and Tofu with Udon Noodles
Pork Buns
The star of riches is shining on you.
Now is the time to try something new.
The star of riches is shining on you.
You will have good health, you will be surrounded by luxury.
I would definitely recommend a trip if you're in the DC area and are looking for a reasonable lunch within walking distance to lots of attractions!
On our way down to Virginia, we stopped at Hershey Chocolate World by request for a quick visit to the factory and some chocolate, of course. We will have to come back some other time for a full visit to the park, but for now, this satisfied our sweet tooth! Especially since the main tour and factory role-play is *FREE* unless you choose to buy tickets to their extra attractions, or buy some souvenirs!
