Fredericksburg & Kings Dominion in Virginia on a Weekday

I suddenly felt an urge to visit a theme park, so I recruited one friend to join me on a weekday to avoid the crowd. We stopped by Fredericksburg historic downtown on the way to Kings Dominion. Fredericksburg is located 50 miles south of Washington DC, and has several civil war battlefields.  We visited the Kenmore Plantation and Mary Washington House, where George Washington's mother spent her final years. My friend was pleased that he introduced me there.

 

Kings Dominion is an amusement park located 75 miles south of Washington, DC. I came here in 2010 to cerebrate my break free from a work slave, and I came here this time to cerebrate to break free from fears of unknown. I just need to be aware of risk of unknown but not let it bother me enjoy the moment.

I rode on most of the thriller rides, including Dominator, the longest floorless roller coaster in the world, with the second largest vertical loop in the world. It was sunny yet cool day without too many people, so we only waited long for Volcano. Most importantly, I finally rode the almost vertical water drop which was not as scary as it looks. I had great time and felt like a kid again.

I rode on most of the thriller rides, including Dominator, the longest floorless roller coaster in the world, with the second largest vertical loop in the world. It was sunny yet cool day without too many people, so we only waited long for Volcano. Most importantly, I finally rode the almost vertical water drop which was not as scary as it looks. I had great time and felt like a kid again.

National Dance Day at at Kennedy Center

The National Dance Day event at KC was fun. There were performance by DEA Youth Dance Program Partner, CityDance, Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company , etc. I and my friends also took some hip hop lessons. The performance moved indoors after a big rain.

One friend stayed over the rain for "Dancing Under the Stars" with live music by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The salsa dance lessons with Eddie Torres and Shani Talmor was fun. Shani Talmor was so hot that I think a lot of male audience had physical reactions. LOL.

FREE WINE N LIVE JAZZ BAND Sat Alexndria

I found the event via EventBrite and enjoyed JAZZ sounds and food there. I and a friend then worked around old town Alexandria.

Beers on Ben

I found the event via EventBrite and enjoyed beers, food and views from the top of Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center on K Street NW DC. There were also electronic entertainment demos.

Lotus & Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

   

I checked out the lilies festival in the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in SE Washington DC

http://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/lily-festival-2013.htm

Saw a wild fox at the park

Behind my county library when running. I looked for foxes very hard in many US national parks (especially the Yellow Stone Nation Park), but found one right in my neighborhood?!