One of the cool things to do in Washington DC is to attend events offered by the various foreign embassies. For example, Rachelle and I visited the Mexican Cultural Institute for a Day of the Dead party in 2019 and attended a dinner at the Nicaraguan Embassy in 2023. These kinds of evenings usually involve a dinner of that country’s cuisine, dances, speeches by dignitaries, and a chance to see the décor of the embassy.
In this case, we attended a Venetian-style ball at the Italian Embassy. Venetian masks were encouraged, but we didn’t have any, so we went without.
I don’t have many pictures from this event, but Rachelle looked lovely in her blue gown. Here, Shelly stands next to an antique Roman sculpture of a male torso. (Don’t worry, she’s only pretending to touch it for the photo; her hand is a good 6” or so in front of the sculpture. We know better than to touch antique art!)
October 12, 2024