Eighteen Thousand and Counting

Dear Imaginary Friends,
Wow! I now have 18,000 views -- or hits -- of my blog that I started about two years ago.
I can hardly believe it.
I have covered food, travel, art, religion, jokes, stupidity, and you name it.
Well!
On to my number eighteen thousand and one.

At the Sofitel El Gezirah in Cairo, Egypt

Your Imaginary Friend,
Patsie

Oh Say, Can You See?

Peeking at the White House from the W Hotel Bar

What hotel in Washington, DC, has both fabulous food and two rooftop bars with views of the White House,  Washington Monument, and the true essence of the federal scene?

The W Hotel on 15th Street, NW.

I had a revelationary experience at J and G Steakhouse, dining on their pre-theater menu.

Washington Square Hotel

Dear Imaginary Friends,

If you should find yourself heading to New York City, you should consider a stay at the Washington Square Hotel right in the heart of the Village. Washington Square Park is across the street with its motley assortment of street buskers, chess players and interesting, if weird, people.

The hotel is not big on amenities but has very large bedrooms and very large lovely marble bathrooms. What makes it chic? Bob Dylan, Barbara Streisand, Ernest Hemingway, The Mamas and the Papas, Joan Baez, Dylan Thomas, and many other actors, writers and musicians have called this hotel their home away from home.

The hotel was built in 1902 and retains a lot of its turn- of- the-century charm . There is a touch of Art Nouveau in the colorful glazed tiles used as decor.

Your traveling friend,

Patsie