Final Bobco85 Spring 2019 Ride to Mexican Cultural Institute

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Thanks, Bob (scoot), for joining me yesterday! Here are some pics from the ride:

Monkey bread scone and mocha coffee at Northside Social; riding across the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge
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Rowing teams on the Potomac near the Kennedy Center; Double Bobs in front of the Ciclistos sculpture outside the Mexican Cultural Institute
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Mexican Cultural Institute; mirror inside the building
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Cool murals along the stairwells in the building
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Music hall and salon (study)
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History tidbit: the building was designed by architect Nathan Wyeth who also designed the West Wing of the White House. It later became the Mexican Cultural Institute.

More pics:

Stained glass window inserts with a knight, centaur, merman, and pegasus; another city (than Seattle) has the nickname of Emerald City, it’s Bogota
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Conference room; food! jugo de jamaica (juice), pork tamale, nopalitos con huevo (cactus with egg) taco, and super delicious arroz con leche (rice with milk) that had cinnamon sprinkled on top
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Sun room with a lot of tiling and decorations for each of the Mexican states; beautiful blue tiles up close
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And finally, some dancing (check out that pineapple shirt)!
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