August 27th, 2009 | 
Author: There’s so much to see and do in our country’s capital, Washington, DC that it is kind of very unlikely to see them all in a single visit. However, that did not stop my other half and youngsters from attempting to cover everything on our fresh holiday. Here are only a few of the highlights we experienced on our trip.that trip.
Our first challenge before we even left home was finding an inexpensive place to stay in the Washington, DC area. For the main part, hotels are pretty high priced in that area and make it difficult to find the best place for a family of five to remain without fully blowing the old budget. We ended up choosing the American Hotel in Bethesda, MD and are awfully happy with our choice. It is not the most glamorous hotel in the region but extraordinarily convenient, clean and affordable. So, we highly reccomend it when looking for Bethesda hotels.
Then, on to the traveller sites we enjoyed. Naturally we started with the famous State Monuments and Commemoratives . These included the Lincoln Commemorative , the Jefferson Memorial,the Washington Monument, and the Arlington National Cemetery. There were many more as Washington is a town of monuments and commemoratives. Many are located on the National Mall but others are pretty spread out so you will get a very 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 regime, the Capitol and the Supreme Court are key places to visit. Touring these inspiring buildings will help you understand more about our executive and its history. Plan ahead and find out about schedules and special events. The regime is the home and office of the President and is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. To arrange a tour you should make a request thru 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 booked one month in advance.
At the east end of the nation’s Mall stands the majestic U. S. Capitol Building. Because of increased security, the Capitol is open to the public for steered tours only.
The one thing you will want to do for sure is take a lot of photos as you think that you’re going to remember everything as you will remember everything as you are so impressed at the time but believe me, your memories tend to fade and it is always better to have some pictures 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 holiday
Also, as well as the typical traveller attractions discussed above, you will find the Washington, DC area has some of the best 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.
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