Washington DC

M4RKM

LesD wrote: »

Or even the bus? 4hours each way for $30-40 round trip.

Leave NY at 8, get there for 12 - leave DC at 6, back by 10!

MUCH more legroom and free WiFi to boot!

PLEASE stick to the question I ask.

What can i do in DC, not how to get there


i've pasted that from my previous response, as people can't read...


i'm 6'4 tall... legroom on a plane is bad enough, but on a coach for 4 hours is even worse... i can sit and listen to music for an hour, but 4 hours of having to sit on the internet, is like being bored at work...

back to the topic i actually asked about

M

JustWonderful

Hi, I flew from ATL-DCA and the flew out of DUL-BUF in the Summer.

First off, definitely go from DCA- The metro is very easy, its at the airport and is about 25 minutes into central Washington DC.

One thing i noticed is how expensive it was to eat in Washington DC, mind i was on a strict budget! Generally ate in Subway or similar!!

Not wanting to be negative, but i am not sure if you have left enough time to see Washington DC- It is so spread out, is there not a flight at about 9,10pm you could get instead?

And who you flying with- JetBlue are superb!

JustWonderful

As a previous poster said, the Smithsonian Museums are there, and they are very good- the Air and Space museum in particualr...

LesD

markymoo wrote: »

PLEASE stick to the question I ask.

What can i do in DC, not how to get there


i've pasted that from my previous response, as people can't read...


i'm 6'4 tall... legroom on a plane is bad enough, but on a coach for 4 hours is even worse... i can sit and listen to music for an hour, but 4 hours of having to sit on the internet, is like being bored at work...

back to the topic i actually asked about

M

I was only winding you up Marky!

Here are the votes from the U.S. jury...............

Photos - suggest Mall, Capitol, Union St, Georgetown. Example of the Mall:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3397/10111443uk.jpg

Lunch - plenty of suggestions in the Washingtonian list: http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/verybest2008/index.html - Circle Bistro and Weekend Bistro have both been good. Depends on how much they want to spend.

Afternoon beers - tend to go for drinks in Georgetown the most often. Chadwick's (32nd and Water St) is our usual haunt. Can't really say about anything downtown - all tend to be expensive, especially when you don't drink!

wearside_2

I was there in November and found the Holocaust Museum near to the Monument very moving and interesting.

The security to get in is way over the top!

kazd

The Bottom Line on 18th and I, do a mean philly cheese steak. If its still there, going back a few years.

BusinessStudent

You should get the Amtrak train. We did a similar thing last year where we stayed in Washington DC but went to New York City for the day on the Amtrak train.

M4RKM

LesD wrote: »

I was only winding you up Marky!

i didn't click it was you til you said that...

thank you very much for the info, i'm definately going, so, at least I have a great list of things to look at, and a decent pub to go to for an hour or so after trapsing around the city..

can't wait!

M

M4RKM

BusinessStudent wrote: »

You should get the Amtrak train. We did a similar thing last year where we stayed in Washington DC but went to New York City for the day on the Amtrak train.

yes... very sensible,this website is money saving expert, so i should take the most expensive option to get from NYC to DC...

M