Washington Hilton Towers

... they would be more strict here than LA but apparently not). Jumped in a taxi and got taken to my glorious hotel, the Hilton Washington Towers. Apparently George Bush has a suite here - no doubt it isn't as nice as mine, which is just lurvely... My room ...

... about his thoughts on the upcoming election, and all I could do was stare out the window and admire the exquisiteness of Washington's monuments and perfectly designed landscapes. Armed with just a digital camera and $40 cash, we were going to make it work ...

... in the north of England). There was a very large branch of Macy's here, housed in Heschs - the original department store in Washington. I popped in - well, it would have been rude not to - and made a small purchase. Not much else around here was open with ...

... not to walk over to the Lincoln Memorial. I turned back round and headed along E Street past the Willard (the oldest hotel in Washington) and Freedom Plaza. The stones on the floor of this plaza are laid out so it looks identical to the Mall. I stopped on ...

... progressively hotter in my suit and my feet were beginning to hurt again, but I thought I would continue up to the Washington Monument as I was so close. Some tourists stopped to ask me for directions - well, they pointed at the Lincoln Memorial and said ...