Jul

Washington DC Vacation

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There’s so much to see and do in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC that it is sort of very unlikely to see them all in one visit. However, that did not stop my other half and children from attempting to cover everything on our fresh holiday. Here are only a few of the highlights we experienced on our vacation.

Our first challenge before we even left home was finding an affordable place to stay in the Washington, DC area. For the most part, hostels are pretty dear in that area and make it tricky to find a good place for a family of 5 to stay without absolutely blowing the old budget. We ended up choosing the American Inn in Bethesda, MD and are awfully happy with our choice. It’s not the most glamorous hotel in the area but very convenient, clean and affordable. So, we highly reccomend it when looking for Bethesda hotels.

Then, on to the tourist sites we enjoyed. Of course we started with the famous State Monuments and Commemoratives . These included the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial,the Washington Monument, and the Arlington National Graveyard . There were many more as Washington is a town of monuments and commemoratives. Many are located on the National Mall but others are pretty spread out so that you will get a very good walk exercise if you intend to visit them all on foot as we did. (I admit I had to visit my Sacramento podiatrist when I got back home to deal with some foot pain from so much walking)

Next came our tour of the 3 different branches of official Govt buildings.When sightseeing in Washington, D.C., the White House, the Capitol and the Supreme court are key places to go to. Touring these inspiring buildings will help you understand more about our govt and its history. Plan ahead and learn about schedules and special events. The White House is the home and office of the President and is found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. To order a tour you should make a request through one of your members of Congress. Group tours are held Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 a. M. And are booked one month ahead.

At the east end of the National Mall stands the majestic U. S. Capitol Building. Due to raised security, the Capitol is open to the public for steered tours only.

The one thing you will need to do for sure is take a large amount of photographs as you have a tendency to remember everything as you will remember everything as you are so impressed at the time but believe me, your memories have a tendency to fade and it is always better to have a bunch of pictures to help bring those memories back into sharp focus. I’m not one of those food photographers but wish I was to have better captured some of the beauty we saw on ths vacation

Also, as well as the typical tourist attractions discussed above, you will find the Washington, DC area has some of the finest restaurants in the country. I suppose this may be due to all of the important politicians that live there as well as the many dignitaries that visit the area and need to go out to eat.

Well, that rather sums up our trip and I can only hope that you get the opportunity to visit the Washington, DC area.