Welcome to Museum Week at The Mother of All Trips. This week I'm profiling some museums – both new to us and old favorites – that my family has visited over the past few months and which I haven't yet written about on the blog. If you like this …
Washington DC
Serendipitous family dining at Ristorante Piccolo
July 6, 2011 4 reader comments
Generally speaking I don't leave eating up to chance when we're on the road. It's too important to everyone in my family and nothing guarantees bad behavior more readily than walking around trying to find a restaurant with two hungry children. But on …
The best bacon yet at Open City
May 24, 2011 6 reader comments
Now I wouldn't make the claim in the title of this post lightly, I hope you know. In fact I pride myself on the fact that I know from bacon having ordered it up and down the Eastern Seaboard to say nothing of in a $350-a-night country house hotel in …
Fabulous family dining at Firefly Restaurant
May 18, 2011 7 reader comments
Often when we travel I find restaurants that are great to visit with kids but that I probably wouldn't go back to if Matt and I were to return for a more grownup trip. So I'm always delighted by that rare place that really fills both my need to eat …
A family trip to the National Zoo
May 17, 2011 8 reader comments
I can't believe I've been to Washington, DC numerous times and only just now visited the National Zoo. Don't make the same mistake I did! Although it is a little out of the way for tourists visiting the many museums and attractions downtown, this …
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