29FRI
Arrival Day
Land, dinner in Rockville, end on bobaPlans changed at the gate — and that was fine
8:00 PM
Arrival
Drive into Rockville
From Dulles, windows down on Wootton Pkwy
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the drive in
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8:18 PM
Dinner — Top PickFirst stop
Bob's Shanghai 66HEY TEA
Soup dumplings · 305 N Washington StBlack milk tea & a matcha · Rockville Pike
Top Pick
Bob's was the plan — you went Bob's Shanghai HEY TEA instead. (The one you both disliked.)
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HEY TEA — the miss
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9:11 PM
Boba — Top PickDinner
Molly TeaKajiken
Boba · Pike & RoseAbura soba · Rockville Pike
Molly Tea moved to Saturday — Friday dinner became Molly Tea Kajiken.
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Kajiken — abura soba
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~10 PM
Late stop
TESO Life
No photos from here — a stop we'll remember anyway
10:23 PM
Hotel
Cambria Rockville
Checked in, called it a night
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made it to Cambria
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30SAT
Festival Day One
Rockville morning → Metro → Project GLOWVirginia detour, Molly Tea, then GLOW
7:53 AM
Morning
Up early at Cambria
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Saturday morning
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10:57 AM
BrunchBreakfast — Virginia
Hey Tea → OkaeriVietnamese bún · Falls Church
Pike & RoseBún with shrimp & pork · name to confirm
The whole Rockville morning became a Falls Church breakfast run.
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bún, Falls Church
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11:41 AM
On the road
Back across to Maryland
Crossed the river toward Pike & Rose
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Maryland welcomes you
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12:15 PM
Boba
Molly Tea
Oriental Jasmine & White Orchid · Pike & Rose
The one you loved
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Molly Tea — the hit
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12:46 PM
Park & MetroInto the city
Grosvenor-StrathmoreRed Line from North Bethesda
Boarded right at Pike & Rose
Used Grosvenor North Bethesda — the station next to Molly Tea.
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Red Line, southbound
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1:13 PM
Arrive DC
Mint House — Downtown
Dropped bags, rested before the gates
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into the city
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5:00 PM
Festival
Project GLOW — Day One
G Jones b2b Eprom · Zeds Dead · RFK grounds
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Project GLOW
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late
After the set
DoorDash poke bowls
Back at the hotel, well past midnight
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post-Zeds Dead poke
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31SUN
Festival Day Two
Cleveland Park brunch, back for Porter RobinsonDupont morning, the market, then Porter
11:30 AM
BrunchBrunch — Dupont
Rose Ave BakeryUn Je Ne Sais Quoi
Cleveland Park · closes 1 PMFrench patisserie · Connecticut Ave
Rose Ave was the plan — you ended up at Rose Ave Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, the alternate we'd flagged.
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pistachio Paris-Brest & tarts
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12:30 PM
Wander
Dupont — Jenni Bick, bookstores, the market
Sunday farmers market, then an unexpected Blue Bottle find
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gold & blue oyster mushrooms
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4:30 PM
Festival
Project GLOW — Day Two
Ninajirachi · Porter Robinson · golden hour to night
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GLOW, golden hour
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late
After Porter
Surfside
Burrito bowls back at the hotel
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Surfside, post-Porter
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1MON
Last Day
Annandale → Old Town → IADArlington, Drip, one last stop in Old Town
10:30 AM
Checkout
Mint House — Downtown
Packed up, picked up the car
12:40 PM
Lunch — Arlington
Italian spot · Wilson Blvd
Fried calamari · name to confirm
Unplanned Arlington stop on the way to Annandale.
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calamari, Arlington
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1:37 PM
Coffee — Must Go
Drip Cà Phê
Two Vietnamese coffees · Annandale
Must Go
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Drip Cà Phê
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afternoon
Photo booth — Annandale
Photo booth
Name to confirm · strip photos coming
Old Town
Stationery
Penny Post
The only Old Town stop — too pooped for the rest
Delfonics red pouch — the one she wanted
before home
Last stop
Tous Les Jours
A quiet sit before she flew home