Our new Christmas day tradition is to make a trip down to the Mall to check out the National and Capitol Christmas trees. There was still plenty of snow left on the grassy parts of the Mall, adding to the festive atmosphere. After getting our fill of mingled church and state we went on a scavenger hunt for someplace open for drinks and snacks. After striking out at a couple of places we ended up Le Bar at Sofitel, exactly where we ended up at last year. Maybe next year we’ll go straight there…
