Los Hermanos in Washington, DC and Here in DR

This is the family that owns the Dominican Restaurant, Los Hermanos, in Washington, DC. On the eve of their trip to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps in the DR, the Friends of the Dominican Republic (FODR)  filled the restaurant! The family generously obliged me while I snapped  photographs the night I was there.

These two men  sitting with others in the room where they often played dominos. The man standing  is posing as though he were trimming his friend's hair.

Here is a photo as the restaurant appears from Park Rd NW, in the Columbia Heights area of
Washington, DC. And here are customers standing at the counter waiting to be served the delicious Caribbean fare served:

And below are the diners who accompanied me at our meal. One woman told me she was from Guatemala and came to eat at the restaurant, a local favorite, after her English class. The other woman said she was from Ecuador. The man did not mention his country of origin:

I guess you could say I was already experiencing the Dominican Republic while in Washington, DC. I found the dinner here very much worth my trip on the Metro from the Ball Park to Columbia Heights.

So now for something completely different, I am going to include some photos from a night of music here at the Hotel Barcelo in Santo Domingo, waiting out Isaac in resort style:

Here is a photograph of our group dancing to the rhythm of the Caribbean:

Ok, It's Check out time and I am under some pressure to get cracking now, so that is all for now, except for a photo of my friend in my near empty apartment that helped make all of this possible by packing my clothes in my back:

And one last photo:

That's all for now, folks!