{"id":14440,"date":"2015-08-11T00:12:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T00:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=14440"},"modified":"2016-01-29T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T15:29:58","slug":"day-13-in-dc-shopping-bbq-and-military-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/day-13-in-dc-shopping-bbq-and-military-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Day #13 in DC: Shopping, BBQ, and Military Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>Photos from 11 AUGUST 2015, put on line 31 October 2015. \u00a0For completeness.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Our last full day in the Washington DC area wasn&#8217;t very fancy. \u00a0Elsa went with Anna and myself to go shopping at an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tangeroutlet.com\/nationalharbor\">outlet mall south of Washington<\/a> in the morning. \u00a0In the afternoon we then made our way downtown to eat at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g28970-d2087854-Reviews-Hill_Country_Barbecue_Market-Washington_DC_District_of_Columbia.html\">a crazy Texan-style BBQ place<\/a> with all the other Icelanders. \u00a0As we were walking to our cars, we heard music, and stumbled upon the end of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navyband.navy.mil\/cota.shtml\">an open military concert<\/a>. \u00a0We toyed with walking to the White House, but decided against it in the end, and just drove to home base. (6 images total)<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_14442\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14442\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14442\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257.jpg\" alt=\"Fueling up at the outlet mall.\" width=\"402\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257.jpg 402w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fueling up at the outlet mall.<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14443\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_190615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14443\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14443\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_190615.jpg\" alt=\"Much later in the day, we drove into downtown Washington DC, and took this photo to remember just what elevator we'd taken from the parking lot.\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_190615.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_190615-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_190615-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Much later in the day, we drove into downtown Washington DC, and took this photo to remember just what elevator we&#8217;d taken from the parking lot.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14444\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_200622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14444\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14444\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_200622.jpg\" alt=\"We ate at a Texan-style BBQ house.  It was LOUD in there, which meant we didn't care if the kids were loud.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_200622.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_200622-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_200622-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_200622-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We ate at a Texan-style BBQ house. It was LOUD in there, which meant we didn&#8217;t care if the kids were loud.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14445\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_202751.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14445\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14445\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_202751.jpg\" alt=\"The tables were packed together, and to get food, you went to the back, asked for the meat you wanted from one counter (and got it wrapped on brown paper), and then went to a second counter for the sides.  It seemed to work pretty well.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_202751.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_202751-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_202751-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_202751-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tables were packed together, and to get food, you went to the back, asked for the meat you wanted from one counter (and got it wrapped on brown paper), and then went to a second counter for the sides. It seemed to work pretty well.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14446\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14446\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14446\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203720.jpg\" alt=\"Afterwards we stumbled upon a concert by the Military Band.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203720.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203720-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203720-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203720-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Afterwards we stumbled upon a concert by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usnavyband\">the Navy\u00a0Band<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14447\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203740.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14447\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203740.jpg\" alt=\"Very American!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203740.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203740-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203740-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_20150811_203740-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very American!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>Photos from 11 AUGUST 2015, put on line 31 October 2015. \u00a0For completeness.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Our last full day in the Washington DC area wasn&#8217;t very fancy. \u00a0Elsa went with Anna and myself to go shopping at an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tangeroutlet.com\/nationalharbor\">outlet mall south of Washington<\/a> in the morning. \u00a0In the afternoon we then made our way downtown to eat at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g28970-d2087854-Reviews-Hill_Country_Barbecue_Market-Washington_DC_District_of_Columbia.html\">a crazy Texan-style BBQ place<\/a> with all the other Icelanders. \u00a0As we were walking to our cars, we heard music, and stumbled upon the end of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navyband.navy.mil\/cota.shtml\">an open military concert<\/a>. \u00a0We toyed with walking to the White House, but decided against it in the end, and just drove to home base. (6 images total)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14442\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14442\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14442\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257.jpg\" alt=\"Fueling up at the outlet mall.\" width=\"402\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257.jpg 402w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1439306330257-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-14442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fueling up at the outlet mall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/day-13-in-dc-shopping-bbq-and-military-concert\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-usa","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14448,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14440\/revisions\/14448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}