Saturday, May 7, 2011

Bonus: Washington DC

   We flew into Washington Dulles and after renting the car we drove into DC to see if we could find Ben's Chili Bowl. We have both been to DC on many occasions but I never tire of seeing all the lighted monuments at night. Washington is a magnificent place with magnificent sights. One of my favorite drives is to cross the Arlington Memorial Bridge from Arlington National Cemetery towards the Lincoln Memorial. As bridges go, this is one of my all time favorites.
  
As often as we had been to DC, we had never been to Ben's. It took us a while to find it, but we persevered. We were determined to try one of their chili half-smokes. Ben's was a happening place even on a Thursday night. The line was long but worth the wait. The quarter pound half pork half beef sausage is served on a warm, steamed bun with mustard and Ben's special chili sauce. We had ours without onions. Just so you know, Ben's is an all cash establishment.
    After a few wrong turns we were headed to our evening destination just north of Baltimore.



http://www.benschilibowl.com/ordereze/default.aspx

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