eat@minirats

In early December Joe and I got to go to New Jersey for a few days before heading to DC for business. We got to spend some time with Mike and Cor and solidify the plan that we would meet them in Rome in April and have a pre-Christmas celebration with Dona, Gavin and Lara.

We also got to join my parents for Christmas brunch with their friends at Rat's Restaurant. The brunch was great as was the band and having our own room with a big fireplace made it a special afternoon. From there we jumped on the train to DC.

Minibar
In addition to work in DC, Scott joined the rest of his team for the holiday celebration at the newly opened Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, can't really say I'd recommend it. On the other hand, Janine, Martha and I went to Minibar for one the most amazing meals of my life. A very tough reservation to get, but well worth it for the almost 30 "bites" that made up the meal.

barcelona

I headed to Barcelona for business. It was nice to have Joe along. We didn't get much time to tour as I was working, but he wandered around the city and we strolled through the old section of town one evening.

Fortunately Fernando recommended a great restaurant around the corner from our hotel and we ate there a couple of times.

Joe and I were both taken by how big the city is as well as how big a port it has.