Good Going 24

There is so much to see and do in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC that it is almost impossible to see them all in a single visit. However, that didn’t stop my wife and children from attempting to cover everything on our current holiday.last vacation. 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 remain in the Washington, DC area. For the main part, hotels are pretty expensive in that area and make it difficult to locate a good place for a family of 5 to stay without fully blowing the old budget. We ended up selecting the American Hotel in Bethesda, MD and are very pleased with our choice. It is not the most glamorous hotel in the region but very convenient, clean and affordable. So, we highly reccomend it when looking for Bethesda hotels.

Then, on to the tourist sites we enjoyed. Naturally we started with the famous State Monuments and Memorials. These included the Lincoln Commemorative , the Jefferson Memorial,the Washington Monument, and the Arlington Countrywide Cemetery. There were several more as Washington is a city of monuments and memorials. Many are found on the nation’s Mall but others are pretty spread out so that you will get a good walk exercise if you plan 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 three different branches of official Executive buildings.When sightseeing in Washington, D.C, the White House, the Capitol and the high court are key places to go to. Touring these inspiring buildings will help you understand more about our executive and its history. Plan in advance and find out 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 arrange a tour you have to make a request through one of your members of Congress. Group tours are held Tuesday through Sat. from 7:30 a. m. through 11:30 a. m. And are lined up 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 guided tours only.

The one thing you will want to do for sure is take a lot of photos as you tend to think that you are going to remember everything as you are so impressed at the time but listen to me, your memories have a tendency to fade and it is always better to have a bunch of pictures to help bring those memories into sharp focus. I’m not a Commercial Photographer but wish I was to have better captured some of the beauty we saw on ths trip

Also, in addition to the typical traveller attractions discussed above, you may find that the Washington, DC area has some of the best eateries 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.

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