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Short post today... I wanted to make a note of 2 wonderful discoveries made while traveling recently, and desperate for both wifi and maps. 1. Starbucks has free wifi everywhere! Based on googling, I'd thought this was US-only. Not the case, and thank goodness, they are easy to find. 2. CityMaps2go offers fantastic downloadable maps! For $1.99, you can download very detailed maps, including points of interest, for over 7,000 places (and growing). On an iPhone (note: not iPad), it can even detect where you are, whether you are 'online' or not. Amazing. ...That is all.

If I ever leave this town, I'll really miss some of my favorite things. Here, a list: Driving (or running, or biking) up Reno Rd in Northwest on a crisp, sunny fall morning. The piles of leaves on the ground and colorful leaves swirling in the wind can't really be captured in a photo but it's stunning.  People-watching during a thunderstorm at Tryst or Big Bear, hot chocolate in hand. On ice if it's a summer storm.  Wandering up 14th Street and browsing the home furnishings and decorations for inspiration & bargains.  Going for a run through the National Zoo. Or on the National Mall. Touring the monuments via run = the best way to see them.  Speaking of the zoo: Zoolights in the winter. It's so festive! Jazz in the Garden. It gets way too crowded, but early in the summer - before it gets terribly humid and hot - there really is nothing like a picnic, with live jazz, in "America's backyard".  Happy hour at Poste. I really love their giant ou...