Reminiscing Bethesda
Revisited Bethesda after 30 years in Maryland… bang on got off at Hyatt Regency where I stayed at USD 125 then which was today USD 300
Back tracking to 7700 Wisconsin Avenue the erstwhile Discovery Channel office I stopped at the Bethesda Deli where we often used to stop for Breakfast… of a muffin, danish pastry, fruit or juice.
Daughter Ananya immediately ordered a Ham&Cheese toasted with pickles in it… which she said was the best she ever had considering that she’s been here and has had quite a few.
The Korean lady bought this deli from Janelle the original owner, who moved with Discovery Channel to Silver Springs from Bethesda… when Discovery Channel moved there…she went with them and opened there.
Next stop was the second hand car lot… Chey Chase Cars, as it’s the Chevy Chase County…last time I was here with good friend Akash Ahluwalia, I wanted to to buy a Mazda Mieta… this time I salivated over a Ford Mustang… it was a visual treat and got my heart racing.
Next stop was the Bethesda Theatre… which is now still there .. surprisingly.. single screen in these times…we did see a movie or two back in time..
Searching for the street full of restaurants, they seem to have moved or they are new restaurants… and quite a few of them…
We stopped at a Stall selling Hawain Shaved Ice by the Clay Brothers, the Shop or Cart Attendant was a student of Washington University, called Nova, half Argentinian and half White American from Florida.. resting on the boardwalk we watched world go by in their Birkenstock shoes, Goyard bags and Cartier watches.. it was an upmarket neighbourhood, it still is for the richer matured and older audience
My eyes were searching for a very old diner on Wisconsin Avenue, (by the way Wisconsin avenue is as old as 1775 and some of the establishment catered to the armies and merchants on this road since then) alas it had turned to a Indian and Nepali Restaurant though it strangely retained the old name…
Last stop was the Women Farmers Cooperative market it’s been around since 1932 in a large yard and a very old building… it was a page out of history book standing still in a very posh neighbourhood astounding…
I was dog tired with all the walking and rush of memories… we went back home and rested before departing to Ben and Karuna’s new home at Woodley Park … Great day great memories 30 years ago revisited with a 25 year old Daughter…
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