Union Station Washington DC

50 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington DC , District of Columbia, United States - Phone: 202 371 9441

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    Last day in DC and the Fausts

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    We managed to cram quite a bit into our short time here in DC. We were down to our last few items to clean off our list.

    We left around 9:45 to head over to the National Archives. As I mentioned, we just watched National Treasure (which the kids loved), so they were primed to see the Declaration of Independence, and hopefully the treasure …

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    Oh yeah, this is what I don't like about DC

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    I guess the last title might have been a little disingenuous. Our flight out is today, but we didn't have any plans for DC, so hence the "Last day in DC".

    We got up a little earlier and got to packing. I'm pretty impressed that we were able to pack 4 people for 6 days into 3 carry-ons to come out here. We brought an extra bag, which we …

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    WDC - Thank you Police!

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    We got up at 7 a.m. packed our bags, had a cup of coffee in the balcony and headed for the bus station. We said goodbye to the busy streets of NY and headed for Washington. The trip took 4 hours so we used this time for catching g up on editing pictures and writing the blog.

    We got to the station at around 2 o'clock so we had 4 hours of …

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    Washington Wonderland

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    ... to the huge International spy museum which was pretty busy and we had to pretend to be various undercover agents.  Then onto Union Station, Capitol Hill all very empty and eery.  Really wished we could get access to the tv series West Wing to ...

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    You can see a lot in one day!

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    ... (or what's left of it), and some very old books that survived the fire of 1814 when the British decided to set fire to Washington DC's expansive library. By far the most impressive, however, was the grand reading room. As soon as you enter, you're hit ...

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    Off to meet Obama!

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    ... had to check out of that room, but then was told we couldnt check back into our other room till 2pm!! Not a great start to Washington DC!! Anyway, once we were dressed and showered we then took a walk down to the White House, which I had expected to be ...

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    Journal Entries--JULY

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    ... We have only gotten 2 and half days of work done because of picnics and the holiday. On Tuesday Megan and I went to a $5 movie at Union Station after work. We went and saw The Proposal, it was a cute romantic comedy, but only made me miss Calvin. I ...

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    Half A Day In The Capital

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    So after a night of pretty much no sleep at all onboard an Amtrak train we arrived in Washington DC only 2 hours late... seriously how do they lose so much time on these trains??? weird. We'd decided prior to leaving home that we really wanted to see ...

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    The US Capital

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    ... make out the shape and to get in you needed a scheduled appointment - guess we're not important enough. Last stop was Union Station for a look around the building and the monuments outside before finding some dinner and a beer (surprise, surprise?). We ...

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    First night in Washington DC

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    We arrived 2 hours late into Union Station Washington DC; we rushed to check into our hotel the "Park Hyatt". After getting dressed we made our way over to the Omni Shoreham where our group “ACT for America” was going to bus us over to ...

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    Capital on "The Hill" & A White House!

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    ... drove through nearby ‘Arlington Cemetery’ with the graves of JFK and 350,000 soldiers and others.   Patriotic Washington DC as a whole has a very chilled-out vibe - apart from if you enter government buildings carrying prohibited items ...

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    Moonlight and Monuments

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    ... Station is a hopping place.  All Amtrak trains arrive and depart here and it is also a major Metro stop.  Union station is a palatial building filled with shops and eateries too.  Here the big finale of our day started! We ...

  • 10

    Washington DC

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    ... As we walked up to the momument, which was completely surrounded by USA flags, we began to appreciate the layout and grandness of Washington DC.  As we approached the momument (from the White House), we could see the Captiol Building on our left and ...