Palisades Salt & Pepper

One reason we travel along the Whitehurst Freeway in Georgetown, up along MacArthur Boulevard past Canal Street in the Palisades is to go to Sibley Hospital. It reminds us of Elmbrook Hospital in Brookfield in Wisconsin- away from the huge medical centers and nonsense. But today we drove that way to try out the brunch at Salt and Pepper. Along the way is Georgetown, the Urban Ecology Center, and an interesting neighborhood. As the city slopes its way toward the canal, the houses either sit atop hills with huge stone walls in front, or are built below the sidewalk level with a bridge of sorts to reach the house, depending on which side you find yourself. We enjoy the ride back and forth, and are glad we can avoid the Georgetown traffic by taking the Whitehurst freeway, even though it is an extremely ugly structure. The brunch was good, but I think we like the dinner more. But nothing beats Alexandria as far as I am concerned.

Arlington, Va. across the river

The Bridge from Arlington in the distance; Georgetown on the right
along the Whitehusrt Freeway

M Street- right to Georgetown; the Exorcist steps on the right;
an inflatable balloon atop a hockey fan's house 

Georgetown University Hoyas

The Palisades

Not sure what this is but it reminds me of a sludge plant we saw
in a biology class

 

Salt and Pepper Restaurant

Matching coffee mugs

Perched up on a hill behind a wall

Hope they have another way of getting in

 

We've tried the Boat House a couple times -it's "ok"

Or below the sidewalk with a gangplank of sorts

Some really interesting architecture

Part of the "sludge" plant or ecological center

Some really old homes

Along the canal back to Georgetown

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Back on the Whitehurst- Kennedy Center on the R

Potomac River scene

One of the worst intersections in town - but a great view