There’s so much to see in our’s capital, Washington, DC that it is almost impossible to see them all in a single visit. However, that did not stop my better half and youngsters from attempting to cover everything on our current holiday.last vacation. Here are just 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 high priced in that area and make it tricky to find the best place for a family of 5 to stay without absolutely blowing the old budget. We ended up selecting the American Hotel in Bethesda, MD and are really happy with our choice. It’s 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 National Monuments and Memorials. These included the Lincoln Commemorative , the Jefferson Memorial,the Washington Monument, and the Arlington Countrywide Cemetery. There were many 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 an excellent 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 3 different branches of official Government buildings.When sightseeing in Washington, D.C., the govt, the Capitol and the high Court are key places to visit. Touring these inspiring buildings will help you understand more about our regime and its history. Plan ahead and learn about schedules and special events. The state is the home and office of the President and is located 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. 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 need to do for sure is take a large amount of photos as you have a tendency to think that you will 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 some footage 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, in addition to the typical traveller 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.
