DC Life
Cinco in DC
Cinco de Mayo is many things to many people – an excuse to down delicious Margaritas, an chance to take in a festival (like the National Cinco de Mayo Festival), a reason to gather and catch-up with friends. This Cinco, Sopapilla and I downed delicious jalapeño poppers, guac, and quesadillas (followed by s’mores) at a [...]
DC Cherry Blossom Festival
Bajo las flores, Las pequeñas manos de mi niña se extienden, Para tocar lo divino. – Nuestro haiku - Beneath the blossoms, My daughter’s small hands reach up, To touch the divine. – Our Capitalinas Haiku -
Welcome to Our World
My daughter, my dog, and I recently moved to Washington, D.C. We love exploring our new home and hope that you’ll come along for the ride, discovering your D.C. as we discover ours. Our adventures are brought to you in both English and Spanish because, as American Latinas, that’s how we roll… .
Cinco in DC
Cinco de Mayo is many things to many people – an excuse to down delicious Margaritas, an chance to take in a festival (like the National Cinco de Mayo Festival), a reason to gather and catch-up with friends. This Cinco, Sopapilla and I downed delicious jalapeño poppers, guac, and quesadillas (followed by s’mores) at a [...]
DC Cherry Blossom Festival
Bajo las flores, Las pequeñas manos de mi niña se extienden, Para tocar lo divino. – Nuestro haiku - Beneath the blossoms, My daughter’s small hands reach up, To touch the divine. – Our Capitalinas Haiku -
HOW TO DC: A GUIDE
Vámonos means ‘let’s go!’- and to be able to do that around D.C., it helps to understand how the city is laid out. Think of D.C. as a diamond, with the top corner pointing North, a bite taken out of the lower left corner, and the Capitol at its heart.
HOW TO DC METRO: A GUIDE
D.C.’s Metrorail and Metrobus lines are actually pretty user friendly and timely-ish. Nooo public transit system is perfect and it has its issues of course, but overall Metro is pretty good compared to others I’ve tried.
INAUGURATION 2013
We are so excited for our first presidential inauguration and for our second MLK day in DC! So, what are we doing? First, we are staying in town. Like New Orleans at Mardi Gras, many locals head out of town as others pour in to the city – but we’re not there yet. Second, to [...]
MLK A Stone of Hope
Set amidst DC’s famed cherry trees, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the first memorial dedicated to an African American on the National Mall. The most recent memorial to be installed upon this great American public space, it is a poignant reminder of both the great intentions and the great controversies that surround such [...]
CAPITALINAS PHOTOS Y FOTOS
