Eastern Market and Chinatown

Eastern Market

Across from Eastern Market

Boot season is definitely in! (at least today)

Tanya and I met up on Sunday to visit the Eastern Market, which is just on the blue line of the Metro next to the Capitol South stop. The area was filled with arts and craft stores and seemed to be a popular place for the weekend.

Right outside of the Eastern Market, there were local vendors selling handmade arts, crafts and antiques items and fresh local produce from the local farmers. The Eastern Market, an indoor public market, offers a wide varieties of meats, poultry, seafood, pasta, baked goods and cheeses.

Ooo.. quite packed here!

Looks like it would be a nice place for lunch :)

Fancy discovering some random, intriguing things or reminiscing the old days? Hit up the Flea Market at Eastern Market! However, it is only open on Sunday from 9am-5pm.

Tanya scouting for furniture and quirky antiques for her new apartment. Looks like she got her eyes on this jukebox!

I remember using those phones when I was a few years old!

Checking out the old sewing machine and table

Oo what are these?

Old photos printed on glass, which only seen when held up in the light. This picture is from B.C.!

Tanya and I parted ways as she headed to the Holocaust museum and Arts and Crafts Museum on her bike and I hopped onto the Metro to find out what was in DC's Chinatown...

Honestly, that was it. 

It didn't get any more interesting than the gate. There were shops, like Aveda, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and  Urban Outfitters, all with Chinese characters written on their signs. I could only find one small shop and a tiny corner store (but really, it's not even worth mentioning) that sold some Chinese food.

Chinatown did not extend more than half a block in all radius. It was quite a disappointment. Just as I thought I found a rather promising dumpling house that also made handmade noodles (had reviews written by New York Times posted on their windows), and a modern looking dimsum restaurant, my bubble was burst after I checked their reviews on the internet. Apparently, the dumpling house overcharges and it's pretty much a scam, and the dimsum restaurant is all just decor with bland tasting food. Most comments sighed at the fact that DC has no good Asian restaurants. 

That's too bad, but I will try to eat as much seafood as I can while we're still in the east coast before we head down south in 3 weeks!