I'm going too Washington D.C.next week for five days. Any suggestions on things not to miss?
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How good can you shoot? I would try not to miss a single senator for startersits all good
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Do not miss your flight.
I have gone there on business, and seen the inside of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dulles International Airport, and a subway. I have never gone sight seeing there.
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There are plenty of museums there, of which you could eaisly spend a couple days to see everything, if you are into that kind of thing. Plus they are Free. Maybe afternoon Tea at the White House
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July wrote:
There are plenty of museums there, of which you could eaisly spend a couple days to see everything, if you are into that kind of thing. Plus they are Free. Maybe afternoon Tea at the White House
I was thinking about having lunch with Obama but he's playing golf those days.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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WanderingStovie wrote:
Do not miss your flight.
I have gone there on business, and seen the inside of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dulles International Airport, and a subway. I have never gone sight seeing there.
We are driving into Fairfax and taking the metro. Much easier.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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July wrote:
There are plenty of museums there, of which you could eaisly spend a couple days to see everything, if you are into that kind of thing. Plus they are Free. Maybe afternoon Tea at the White House
Beer summit maybe?I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
So far 90% of the advice on this thread is a felony. I love you guys. Thanks!
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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we're working on the other 10%its all good
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Personally I would just miss the exit for Fairfax and drive somewhere else for a week.Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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I grew up in the DC area and was there just a couple of weeks ago. Going to and coming back from my central VA hike I had long layovers in DC that allowed me to see some stuff.
What do you like? Have you been there before? How will you be getting around?
Some of the thinks people want to see most (the Capitol and the White House) are a let down as they are so difficult to get into and then you don't get to see much. The Library of Congress tour is pretty cool, although is was cooler when you could just walk into the main reading room and pretend you were doing research until they threw you out (can't do that anymore). The Museums on Mall are all good. So are the monuments on the mall. There is a good food court in the Museum of the American Indian (good food is hard to come by in the tourist center of DC). Next door to that (on the Capitol grounds) is the botanic gardens, which are nice, if you like that kind of thing. Union Station is a cool building (designed by Danial Burnham). If you like planes and rockets, you should see the Air and Space Museum, but even better is the annex out by Dulles Airport. Getting there by public transport is a pain and may have changed in the last month since the new Metro Silver line just opened. If you like formal gardens, you could see Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown. Near there is the zoo. It's a great zoo if you like zoos. I spent a lot of time in the National Gallery of Art (across the mall from the A&S Museum). They could check my backpack, which was nice. They have a special Degas/Cassatt exhibit going on now which was excellent. Any of these sound good to you? -
Thank you Odd Man Out. We will probably spend two days at the mall at the monuments and museums. A day at the zoo and annex out by Dulles.
Have you been to the Navy Museum?Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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I loved the walk from Lincoln Memorial around Jefferson, Roosevelt etc culminating in the Martin Luther King Memorial.
Take the time to read Roosevelt's quotes. As relevant for Americans today, as in his day.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait. -
No problem with the "sights", keeping alternatives open... Harpers Ferry is just an Amtrac @45min away.
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Don't know anything about the Navy Museum. The Navel Academy in Annapolis is interesting, and Annapolis is one of my favorite cities. It has more colonial buildings than any other city in the US. Are you driving or taking public transport to the Air Museum by the airport. When I when, I took the Metro to Roslyn, then found the bus stop for bus 5A the Dulles Express Bus, then waited at the bus for a local Northern VA transit but to take us to the Museum. Quite an ordeal, but it worked. However the new Subway line (the silver line) just opened and that now goes half way to Dulles (in a few years it will go all the way). I was told that when that opened, they will be changing the Dulles express bus service, so if you are doing that, be sure you get up to date info. The docents at the museum were very good sources of info. They might know the real schedule. Posted info is not always up to date with the recent changes. When I took the express bus, half the passengers threw a hissy fit because the fare was higher than what was posted on the sign (there had just been a fare increase). Also you can see the museum with a free tour if you time it right, and you are inclined.
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on my thru i went into old town alexandria to "irelands own" pub and had a good time. of course that was years ago,
on a business trip i went to a beer brewery and enjoyed a tasting of 5 different beers brewed there. that was good but i don't remember the name of the place or where it was. not much help.
as for the touristy stops, i really enjoyed the tour of fords theater. of course, i have an interest in the civil war which i'm why i'm sure i liked it.2,000 miler -
We're are driving to the Air museum. The rest of the places will be by the metro stations.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Look up Ledo's Pizza. It's a local chain, now franchised all over MD and VA. I grew up eating lots of Ledo's pizza at their original location in College Park MD. It a thin flaky crust pizza. I get some every chance I get, which isn't often.
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Went to the Air & Space museum today.
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The ultimate blue blazing shuttleSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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where is the air and space? it looks like all planesits all good
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hikerboy wrote:
where is the air and space? it looks like all planes
The hanger is huge and there was plenty of space.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Rasty wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
where is the air and space? it looks like all planes
The hanger is huge and there was plenty of space.
i dont see itits all good -
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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still im not seeing the air. i think the museum is misnamed. it should be the aircraft and spacecraft museum.you can see air and space anywhere.that place is mostly filled with planes!!its all good
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hikerboy wrote:
still im not seeing the air. i think the museum is misnamed. it should be the aircraft and spacecraft museum.you can see air and space anywhere.that place is mostly filled with planes!!
I'll let Obama know your suggestion when we have lunchSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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tell them to get rid of the planes to make more room for air and spaceits all good
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ask him what kind of sauce packets he prefersits all good
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I was there too.
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They let all sorts in there....
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Does the fact that I've worked on a number of types of aircraft in their collection make me a museum piece too or am I just plain old ? Or maybe just plane(and helicopter) old
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seeing the picture of the enola gay...theodore van kirk, the navigator, died last week in stone mountain, a suburb of atlanta. at the time of his death he was the last remaining survivor of the crew of the enola gay. from wikipedia:
According to the 1995 New York Times interview by Gustav Niebuhr Mr. Van Kirk told he was often asked, "given a choice about his role in the Hiroshima bombing, would he do it again?":[3]
Under the same circumstances -- and the key words are 'the same circumstances' -- yes, I would do it again. We were in a war for five years. We were fighting an enemy that had a reputation for never surrendering, never accepting defeat. It's really hard to talk about morality and war in the same sentence. In a war, there are so many questionable things done. Where was the morality in the bombing of Coventry, or thebombing of Dresden, or the Bataan death march, or the Rape of Nanking, or the bombing of Pearl Harbor? I believe that when you're in a war, a nation must have the courage to do what it must to win the war with a minimum loss of lives.
having just finished "unbroken" -- the story of prisoner of war louis zamperini -- i gained perspective on the war that mr van kirk could also have referenced in his explanation.2,000 miler -
hikerboy wrote:
tell them to get rid of the planes to make more room for air and space
There's enough air and space between his ears.I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
The blackbird is my favorite...can't believe it got retired.I may grow old but I'll never grow up.
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max.patch wrote:
seeing the picture of the enola gay...theodore van kirk, the navigator, died last week in stone mountain, a suburb of atlanta. at the time of his death he was the last remaining survivor of the crew of the enola gay. from wikipedia:
According to the 1995 New York Times interview by Gustav Niebuhr Mr. Van Kirk told he was often asked, "given a choice about his role in the Hiroshima bombing, would he do it again?":[3]
Under the same circumstances -- and the key words are 'the same circumstances' -- yes, I would do it again. We were in a war for five years. We were fighting an enemy that had a reputation for never surrendering, never accepting defeat. It's really hard to talk about morality and war in the same sentence. In a war, there are so many questionable things done. Where was the morality in the bombing of Coventry, or thebombing of Dresden, or the Bataan death march, or the Rape of Nanking, or the bombing of Pearl Harbor? I believe that when you're in a war, a nation must have the courage to do what it must to win the war with a minimum loss of lives.
having just finished "unbroken" -- the story of prisoner of war louis zamperini -- i gained perspective on the war that mr van kirk could also have referenced in his explanation.
MP, Unbroken movie is due out at Christmas. I do not usually pay to go to new movies, but I will make an exception for this one. I enjoyed both Unbroken and his autobiography. Shame they did not make it earlier before Louis Z passed away this year. Prior movies had been proposed as far back as 1957 with Tony Curtis, and later with Nicholas Cage.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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i plan on seeing it also, probably with hands over eyes a good part of the time.2,000 miler
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Managed to get in a 10 mile hike yesterday. All I can say is it's best to filter your water. The water sources are a bit green.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Drybones wrote:
The blackbird is my favorite...can't believe it got retired.
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Julia Childs kitchen is pretty cool.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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