Nice little Saturday

We went to DC yesterday for a great day with friends. We started the day (at around noon) at Union Market, a recently-revitalized open air farmers' market with delicious ready-to-eat food, as well as fresh produce, meats, bread, and a variety of other artisanal products to buy. We wandered around and ate several tasty things: tacos from TaKorean (Korean style bulgogi beef in a taco), an empanada from DC Empanadas, lamb meatball sliders...and really amazing ice cream from Trickling Springs Creamery. We also picked up a variety of items (sausages, produce, and a baguette) for dinner before heading to Kingman Island for a bluegrass festival.

{union market}

The weather was perfect for sitting on blankets, people- (and dog-) watching, and drinking beer the bluegrass festival. We wandered on some of the trails and hoped to win a bike raffle (we didn't).

{bluegrass festival--plenty of bike parking!}

We finished off the day at our friends' house with grilled sausages and potatoes, then headed back to Baltimore--and we got 53 miles per gallon on the way! (We bought a Prius the other day. We ended up getting a pretty good price and 0% financing--I was very proud of my negotiating skills!)

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