Pouring rain and flash flood warnings preventing us from getting on the Harley

We had planned on getting on the Harley and spending most of the rest of our vacation touring the mountains of Virginia. However due to heavy rainfall and flash flood warnings we stayed one more night in the hotel and chose to go to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC.

Holocaust Memorial Museum

Upon arrival at the museum we were told that all the tickets were sold out and we were stuck in the rain to decide what to do next. We went for a walk in the rain and determined that almost no museums in the local area are either open or available. We went back to Holocaust Museum just to stay dry and decide our next steps. We waited undercover for over an hour watching many potential patrons be turned away as the museum was sold out. One of the guards came up to us and told us since we are so nice she would let us in. We are very happy to hear this news. Our experience in the Holocaust Museum was emotional, informative, draining, and an information overload for us. I am really happy we were able to go there and oh by the way the tickets were free.

My main take away from the experience as a Holocaust Museum was how could humanity ever have allowed this atrocity to happen? I will forever be saddened by this experience.

Dinner at China Chicano by Jose Andrea

Following our experience at the Holocaust Museum it was about 3:00 PM and we decided to do an early dinner. One of Alice's good friends recommended a fantastic restaurant. We made a 4:15 PM reservation and walked a mile and a half in the drizzling cold rain.

Finally we had a fantastic eating experience. As a matter fact it was one of the best experiences we have had. This restaurant is famous and the chef is a world class leader. I will show some pictures of the food that we had.

We started with Ceviche de Pulpo... Octopus
We also had 2 variations of Dim Sum: Pollo and Traditional
Our main course was Tam Tam: hand cut wheat noodles and scallions in some spicy sauce
For desert we had: Suspiro Limena. Soft and crunchy meringue passion fruit

All I can say ... All of the food was so unique and different and special and flavorful. Thank you Liz for the recommendation!