Chinese New Year in DC

I love living in Maryland.  We have easy access to everything.  Today, we decided to go to Downtown DC's Chinatown.  There's so much to do.  We could've gone to a Caps game.  They played the Pittsburgh Penguins and won 3-0.  We could've gone to the Car Show.  However, according to my friend she could've gone to CarMax and got the same experience.  (Don't listen to her.  She's partial to CarMax and the only reason why she went is because she got free tickets.)  We could've hung out at one of dozens of bars to watch the Super Bowl.  We decided to go to something kid-friendly and watched the Chinese New Year Parade.  Thanks to our Chinese hook-up, we got VIP seats to watch the lion dance.  It was awesome!  It would've been even better if they were allowed to set off fireworks.  DC Police, however, being the assholes that they are, wouldn't let them do it:(  Oh, well.  Until next year, here's a pic of the lion dance.....   --ms