Restaurant: Nova Europa

City: Wheaton, MD
Location: 1311 Lamberton Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland 20902
Phone: 301.649.6690
Website:

Went there for a birthday dinner, tucked away in an off-the-beaten-path shopping center not far off University Blvd. Portugese style cooking. Not real expensive (15-20 an entree), not a large place, but good food and exceptional service. If every neighborhood had a little place like this in it the world's diners would be much happier.

I had an orange roughy special (very good), tried the grilled salmon (pretty good) and someone's duck (first time I had it - interesting but don't have any comparison reference). Great desserts, good strong coffee.

Flight: United #1244 ORD-IAD

Departing From: Chicago, IL (ORD)
Traveling To: Washington, DC (DCA)
ETD: 09:00PM November 28, 2005 CDT (Actual 10:15 PM CDT)
ETA: 11:40PM November 28, 2005 EDT (Actual 12:30 AM EDT Nov 29)
Est. Duration: 1 hr 55 min (actual 1 hr 35 min)
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Seat: 12C
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Flight: United #309 IAD-ORD

Departing From: Washington, DC (IAD)
Traveling To: Chicago, IL (ORD)
ETD: 07:48AM November 28, 2005 CDT
ETA: 9:00AM November 28, 2005 EDT
Est. Duration: 1 hr 55 min
Departure Gate: C14
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Seat: 10A
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Restaurant: The Green Papaya

City: Bethesda, MD
Location: 4922 Elm Street, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301.654.8986
Website: www.greenpapayabethesda.com

Nice place, near work. Sit down, good service, full bar vietnamese cooking. Different from Chinese, sweeter, different spices, but rice based dishes mostly. Went there with a collegue from work, and it was a nice place for a business lunch. Waterfall behind the bar.

Flight: United #601 DCA-ORD

Departing From: Washington, DC (DCA)
Traveling To: Chicago, IL (ORD)
ETD: 06:00AM Sept 7, 2005 EDT
ETA: 06:55PM Sept 7, 2005 CDT
Est. Duration: 1 hr 55 min (actual 1 hr 35 min)
Departure Gate: 29
Arrival Gate:
Seat: 8D
Equipment: Airbus 319
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Hotel: Holiday Inn Charlottesville-Monticello

City: Charlottesville, VA
Chain: Holiday Inn
Property: Holiday Inn CHARLOTTESVILLE-MONTICELLO
Address: I-64 & 631 (5TH ST), Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Phone Number: 434-977-5100

Check Out: August 17, 2005



An older property in an unintersting part of town in need of redecoration. Ventilation on top floor not working which influenced the experience.

Not much to talk about, but the staff was helpful.

Rating:

• Safety: 1
  
• Dining: 1, but not tested
  
• Bar: 1, empty - except for my brother-in-law
  
• Internet: 1 - untested
  
• Wireless in Common Areas: 0
  
• Work Space, Power: 0
  
• Shower: .5 (weak)
  
• Air Conditioning, Bed: .5 (weak)
  
• Common Areas: 0 (uninteresting)
  

Total: 5

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Last Visit: August 17, 2005 ($)

Flight: United #8070 PVD-IAD

Departing From: Providence, RI (PVD)
Traveling To: Washington, DC (IAD)
ETD: 04:34pM July 12, 2005 EDT
ETA: 06:27PM July 12, 2005 EDT
Est. Duration: 1 hr 34 min
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Flight: United #8024 IAD-PVD

Departing From: Washington, DC (IAD)
Traveling To: Providence, RI (PVD)
ETD: 08:15AM July 12, 2005 EDT
ETA: 09:49PM July 12, 2005 EDT
Est. Duration: 1 hr 34 min
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Flight: United #628 ORD-DCA

Departing From: Chicago, IL (ORD)
Traveling To: Washington, DC (DCA)
ETD: 08:55 PM June 9, 2005 CDT (Actual departure 10:10 PM)
ETA: 01:05 AM June 10, 2005 EDT
Est. Duration: 1 hr 55 min
Departure Gate: B11
Arrival Gate: 33
Seat: 7D
Equipment: Airbus 319
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Flight late due to equipment delays. Thunderstorms in the east slowed down air traffic to most northeast airports. Made for an incredibly long day...

Congestion caused a lot of ear pain on approach, took a few days for my head to clear from that.

Very lucky in that the Red Carpet club was able to change seats in the middle way in the back for economy plus aisle seat. Plus, one of the few rows with no one in the middle seat - sweet! Was on the wait list for a 1st class upgrade, but didn't make it. Added some lottery type action to the boarding process.

Ohare has lots of places to eat, but few with a place to sit down. We were beat, but ended up sitting in the Red Carpet Club because there was no where else.

Flight: United #5326 MKE-ORD

Departing From: Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
Traveling To: Chicago, IL (ORD)
ETD: 06:04PM June 9, 2005 CDT
ETA: 06:55PM June 9, 2005 CDT
Est. Duration: 40 min
Departure Gate:D33
Arrival Gate: F12
Seat: 9C
Equipment: Canadair Regional Jet CL-65
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Slight delay on departure due to late equipment.

Flight: United #5439 ORD-MKE

Departing From: Chicago, IL (ORD)
Traveling To: Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
ETD: 08:05AM June 9, 2005 CDT
ETA: 8:48AM June 9, 2005 CDT
Est. Duration: 40 min
Departure Gate:F2
Arrival Gate:
Seat: 6B
Equipment: Canadair Regional Jet CL-65
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Other: Actual carrier Wisconsin Air.

Flight: United #601 DCA-ORD

Departing From: Washington, DC (DCA)
Traveling To: Chicago, IL (ORD)
ETD: 06:00AM June 9, 2005 EDT
ETA: 06:55PM June 9, 2005 CDT
Est. Duration: 1 hr 55 min (actual 1 hr 35 min)
Departure Gate: 31
Arrival Gate:
Seat: 11E (Exit)
Equipment: Airbus 319
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