We've been in D.C. for three days now.It has been a non-stop whirlwind.
The first day was spent getting to our room at the Bloomingdale Inn about a mile from the mall, walking a few blocks to have a late afternoon meal at Wilson's Diner by Howard University and then settling in to regroup.
The next day we were off to explore the Capitol Mall. We spent an hour going to the Metro central to get Smartrip cards for the buses. That turned out to be a waste. It was $10 for two senior cards but then you had to load the cards with value (we each added $5). The cards malfunctioned frequently so we still needed bus fare.
Once we got to the Mall the day was beautiful. We visited museums: Native American, Air and Space, Natural Sciences. Then up to Union Station for a meal then took the 80 bus back to our room.
Saturday we visited the Memorials and White House. Took the 80 bus from our room to the White House then walked the Mall from end to end: Vietnam , Lincoln, Jefferson Memorials, Holocaust Museum, the Capitol, Library of Congress. I believe the Mall is over 5 miles long and the White House and Jefferson Memorial are off the Mall a good distance. We did a lot of walking and our feet felt it. But it was a perfect Spring day - about 80 degrees with an occasional cool breeze.
Put up lots more pics on Flickr.
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Man o man, that's a LOT of walking. When we were there, India's poor feet were bleeding (new shoes) but we trooped on and on, so much to see worth seeing.
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Totally enjoyed the pictures. Looks like you are having a fantastic time!
ReplyDeleteHaving a lot of fun. Meeting a lot of nice people. Off to see Mark and Amy tomorrow.
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