National Mall (The Mall) Washington DC

Da es heute nochmal schönes Wetter werden sollte, beschlossen wir, die Hop on-Hop off-Busse zu nutzen. Ob sich das als gute Wahl herausstellen sollte, klären wir gleich.
Zunächst nahmen wir die rote Linie vorbei am Capitol und ein paar Smithsonian-Museen bis zum Stop am Washington Monument. Dort wollten wir in die blaue Linie Richtung …

Everyone has seen the monuments, architecture, and artifacts, but have you ever seen the tunnels under D.C.? Although I don't know if we were permitted to be there, we were! My sister asked a security guard where the Music Theater Exhibit was and he told her it was in 'The Garfield Building'. He then proceed giver her directions. So she takes us …

This morning we left our New York hotel at 7am and the doorman called us a taxi. It was a bit of a challenge fitting in with all our suitcases but we made it... Just. We caught the Amtrak train to Washington from Penn Station NYC. There was a massive storm in the Washington area about 36 hours before we arrived. The train had to travel slowly over …

On the 4th, I listened to Queensland’s win in the State of Origin on the (internet) radio before we headed off to witness the reading of the Declaration of Independence. That was followed by the big parade along Constitution Avenue after which we visited the National Archives and saw the original Declaration of Independence and the …

Vandaag een drukke dag. We staan op tijd op omdat we, ook al vooraf in Nederland, een tour door het Capitool geboekt hebben. Weer met de taxi er naar toe, wat gaat dat snel. Het weer is mooi, zonnig en warm dus blauwe lucht, altijd leuk voor foto's. De tour valt iets tegen, je ziet maar een paar zalen en de gids praat amerikaans op een frans tempo …

Nach einer 24stuendigen Busfahrt mit dem Greyhoundbus sind wir gut in Washington D.C., der Hauptstadt von den USA angekommen.
Hier gibt es wirklich so einiges zu sehen. Vom weissen Haus (zu dem man uebrigens nicht naeher als 50 Meter hin kommt), ueber das Kapitol, bishin zu der bekannten Washington Mall mit etlichen Denkmaelern und natuerlich …

We drove about 25 minutes and parked the car at the Branch Ave park and ride and took the metro train 10 stops (about 20 min) to the redline where we rode another 10 min, 3 stops to Farragut North. I mixed up my directions, I think we should have gotten on the blue or orange line to Farragut West but it made no difference really. Just another block …

Monday I felt, was the first true day of traveling since my time on board The Canadian. I had a nice leisurely morning, a relaxed journey into Philly itself and then a four hour bus trip to Washington where I couldn't help but fall asleep for the entire trip, no matter my intentions to update my blog or read a book!

I was very impressed …

On my quest to utilize my time in NYC to also explore some of the major cities in the Northeastern US, Kristina and I made a weekend bus trip to the capital. Certainly something I had never experienced as many youngsters do. A little bit of American icon work.....

Love, Kate and Kristina …

Well friends, we meet again. Once again, a new city, and more new adventures. This time, I've been gracing the beautiful Washington DC. It was sad to leave behind my lovely friend Evan in Memphis, but it was time to get back on the road and kick the trip into another gear. The flight was great. The plane was only a small express plane and there …

... to all of those we were absolutely starving and had sore feet.  We quickly checked out the Capital Building and the National Mall before Rick went to the Library of Congress and Supreme Court, while Megan and Carlie rested their weary legs.  ...

... a few times and still have not seen it all. There is too much to describe, but of note is that in 1791, Washington DC was the first planned national capital in the world. The U.S. Capitol is at one end of "the mall" and the Lincoln Memorial at the other ...

... portrayed by Martin Luther King. Little black girls playing with little white girls. Today I rediscovered Washington. I walked from Adams Morgan to the National Mall. I climbed the steps of Congress and enjoyed the Air & Space Museum. I took ...

... ', seized control of the project in protest at papal contributions! For the rest of the day, we wondered around the 'national mall', stopping to pay our respects at the WW2 monument, then walking alongside the reflecting pool to the iconic Lincoln ...

Went to Washington to define requirements for the data warehouse. Spent Saturday walking the National Mall etc. I did all this in one day. Do not try this as I did at least 3 kms too much. Very interesting seeing all the sites that have been in ...

... The last blog won a spot on a Travelpod story about popular travel destinations.  They used it as the Washington DC feature: http://blog.travelpod.com/2009/04/09/top-10-most-disappointing-tourist-spots-in-the-world/ ...

... a large number of the tourist attractions are so it didn't take long to get down to see the Hoover Building, Capitol, Washington Monument and National Mall. I also went on a wee trip up the Old Post Office Tower where you get a brilliant view to all four ...

... a splendid treat of organisation and coordination. DC must be the safest place in the world. http://www.evolpub.com/Americandialects/AmDialMap.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States) ...

... a lot, but it had to be done! cant waste a whole day in DC because of swollen feet. So we walked down to the national mall, which also was not far away (See map below :D). its set out like the parliamentary triangle, so we saw the capital building ...

... around Washington. We visited the famous monuments and traversed the impressive federal buildings. I showed Josephine the view of The National Mall from Lincoln Memorial and we enjoyed good food on M Street in Georgetown. Although it takes longer to get ...