Washington, DC (USA)

[work - took Metro to Woodley Park Metro Station - Jill called me at 1745 to say that she was just leaving work - I sent her the e-ticket and walked into the Zoo by myself, arriving at the entrance of Zoofari by 1815 - they gave us free drinks and a rain poncho - when they opened (1830), I went to as many wine/food pairing tents as I could - some of the memorable ones were Baker's Crust Artisan Kitchen, Mandarin Oriental, Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar, Urbana Dining and Drinks, Morrison Clark Inn and Restaurant, Tonic Restaurant and Baklava Couture Greek Artisan Bakery - I attended a special animal display in the Small Mammal House (friendly skunk) and enjoyed the Great Cats area - it didn't rain at all while I was walking by myself - Jill texted a few times but she didn't actually arrive until 2015 - by then, it had started to rain and the food tents were starting to clear out for the night - we ended up leaving at 2100 and took the shuttle bus back to the Metro Station - I said goodbye to Jill at Metro Center and continued towards home - made it to my apartment by 2230 - overall, an interesting but disappointing evening]