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Fellow veghead CandyPenny and I headed south to our nation’s capitol to sample some area eats. First stop after a smooth ride, Great Sage in Clarksville, Maryland. Although I initially hoped to try the Seitan Wellington off their dinner menu, I had to compromise with checking out their lunch… there is only so much you can eat in one day! My Southwest burger lunch was tasty and fire-hot with a side of chipotle aioli. A great start to a day of eating. A perk of making a stop at Great Sage is that it’s inside an upscale shopping complex with a pretty amazing supermarket, Roots Market. During our visit, there were samples galore. Below is their chocolates, fair trade for Fair Trade Day. CandyPenny bought some vegan mini-donuts there for intermittent snacking.
Next, the sweet stuff. After years of having Sticky Fingers Bakery in my bookmarks, I finally got there! The place was much bigger than I thought and filled with a great variety of patrons. And why not, their vegan cupcakes were totally yum. I got the strawberry creme and the s’mores cupcakes. A bit heavy on the icing, however. But I am quite the advocate for bottom-heavy cupcakes.  
Here I am with my sweet strawberry cupcake. 
Next was Java Green, because driving from eatery to bakery sure works up your appetite! I got one of their warm and toasty Che sandwiches. Scrumptious bread stuffed with vegan cheese, red pepper and some kind of texturized soy protein-chicken stuff. It was a great quick bite. 
We came, we saw, we ate and ate more. Though we by-passed the usual tourist track of monuments, I have got another trip to D.C. on the calendar in June when I sample some vegan hot dogs at the Nationals’ stadium when the Mets kick their butt. But one last thing before I nod out on the 95 north: Liquid Earth in Fells Point section of Baltimore. I blogged about this great spot here when I head south for the Inauguration in January.  It’s a great juice joint with plenty of vegan treats and ‘wich options. 

Check out CandyPenny‘s report here.

January 19, 2009, 11:15 p.m. (LaGuardia, picking up the car rental)
January 20, 2009, 2:00 a.m. (Maryland rest stop)
January 20, 2009, 3:40 a.m. (Greenbelt, MD Metro station)
January 20, 2009, 7:15 a.m. (The sun comes out finally!)
January 20, 2009, 7:35 a.m. (Walking through a tunnel underneath the National Mall.)

January 20, 2009, 8:00 a.m.January 20, 2009, 8:30 a.m. (Finally, secure at the National Mall for viewing. With several hours to kill.)

January 20, 2009, 9:35 a.m. (Watching re-runs on the National Mall… waiting, waiting.)
January 20, 10:45 a.m. (He arrives. Photo: Cara Bella.)January 20, 2009, 11:15 a.m. (Goodbye Bush. Photo: Cara Bella. An awkward Bush stepped out to modest applause… because we were on on the other side of the National Mall and our boo’s could not be heard.)January 20, 2009, 11:30 a.m. (Sworn in. Photo: Cara Bella. This was the moment we were all waiting for, traveled hours for, screamed Wok Man‘s politically charged playlists for, endured the freezing cold for, and skipped a night of sleep for.)January 20, 2009, 12:57 p.m. (Still trying to find an open Metro station with a few friends. The Metro stations were being closed sporadically because of over-crowding. We cut across the Mall to return to the Chinatown station we had exited earlier that morning. Reaching our car relatively quickly after squeezing in the second train.)
January 20, 2009, 1:52 p.m. (The aftermath: the Capital building which, hours earlier, hosted the official ceremony.)
January 20, 2009, 4:30 p.m. (Liquid Earth in Fells Point, City o’ Baltimore. Amazing vegan sandwiches and juices. Whole Pyrex measuring cups full of juices. I got the Evergreen Pine nut with granny smith apple, wheatgrass, mint, and… maybe I should have gotten ginko because I can’t remember what else.The vegan reuben, along with a delicious vegan macaroni salad, was the perfect ending to our stay. Home, James!