Sweet Hikes

This past Friday John and I went to the kick off of this years season of Truckeroo. The monthly food truck rally quickly became one of our favorite events last summer. So, we were thrilled for the start of this years season. While the lines were long, per usual, the food was worth it...also, per usual. We split the Korean Fried Chicken from Korean BBQ Taco Box and a BBQ sampler plate from BBQ Bus. Maybe it's because we are Southern born and bred from the land of BBQ, but BBQ Bus was "ok", but not to our standards. K BBQ on the other hand was absolutely amazing and full of flavor. Check out their menu here and reviews here.

Afterwards, John and I had got a hankering for a late night sweet. So, we tried out the newly opened Zombie Doughnuts and Coffee located in the heart of Columbia Heights. The place bakes up cake doughnuts and then allows the customer to customize the doughnut by choosing from a variety of toppings ranging from frosting to sprinkles to bacon. It was a fun experience and while the doughnuts were good, they weren't groundbreaking and definitely something that you could make at home.

The next day we decided to hike off all of the goodies that we ate on Friday night by traipsing across the city (13.2 miles to be exact). We started off the morning in NW D.C. by hiking the serene and peaceful Glover Archibold Trail. It was our first time trekking through the area and I was amazed at just how quickly we were able to go from urban to woodlands.

We then went to the Beauvoir National Cathedral Elementary School. Why, you ask? Well, because it boasts one of the best playgrounds (cool for adults and kids alike). Tuition at the school runs about $30K a year, but there's no charge to climb, explore, and ride the zip line at the playground open to the public on the weekends during select hours.

Afterwards, we went next door and toured the interior of the National Cathedral, including the view from the observation deck. The Cathedral was built via private funds starting in 1906 and now ranks among the top 10 largest Cathedrals in the world.

We then walked over to Adams Morgan by way of Rock Creek Park for a late lunch at Open City Diner. The diner is owned by the Tryst group, who also own one of our favorite cafes-their namesake, Tryst. We went 50/50 on their brioche French toast and their Open City Burger, both of which were superb, followed up by Tryst cappuccino. While it was a lot of food, it was a perfect refuel after a day of hiking.

When you've already walked over 10 miles, what's a few more? That was our mindset when we took off to Georgetown following our lunch. We originally headed that way to pick up Henry's food, but found ourselves in the middle of a Parisian sidewalk fare with Georgetown vendors lining the sidewalks. After looking around for a bit, we gave into our guilty pleasure--ice cream at Thomas Sweet. Coffee Oreo flavored ice cream? I think I will.

That evening we went to NE D.C. for game night at our friends Abbie and Aaron's. We played Ticket to Ride, which was super fun but thanks to my physical exhaustion- my cognitive abilities were slacking and I powered through probably one of my worst board game performances ever. It was fun regardless though!

Sunday consisted of more walking while John was at work, but this time with my friend Hannah Beth. We took a sunset walk through Dupont and Kalorama while we went real estate window shopping.

Although my legs are still close to numb, the weekend adventures were worth it! Cheers to another fabulous week in the District!