Planning a day in DC

[jestro]

hard to understand? lol more like hard to give a shit

(no offense jews, but little kids just dont giva fuck)

Yeah, I'm not real interested in that one either. The spy museum looks cool, the natural history museum looks cool, they got a bug zoo.
DC might not be a big deal to you, but it'll be fun for us. Maybe I'll stop by the white house and show Bush my hairy ass.
We're kind of doing the whirl wind tour, but that'd be cool to WO if I can sneak away. Where you at Sub?

 

[nefertiti]

Any recomendations? Our familys going to Maryland, and we'll spend a day in DC. The age range is from kiddies to oldies.
One place on the must see list is the National Gallery, cause I get boner over old paintings.

There's one painting on the lower level that I LOVE. I can't remember the name/room/period, though, so I'm useless. But it has this strange 3D effect that is almost startling.

I live in the DC area but it's hard for me to tell you from a tourist POV, and even harder when they vary so much in age range. See the monuments at night if you can, and the korean war memorial at twighlight - you'll understand once you see it for yourself. The women will love shopping in georgetown, but don't try to park or drive down there. Tons of great places to eat, especially in georgetown and dupont.

 

[nefertiti]

btw, I think the natural history museum is still closed for renovations....could be wrong, though.

 

[jestro]

btw, I think the natural history museum is still closed for renovations....could be wrong, though.

It's the american history museum that's closed. I was thinking of checking out Georgetown, no parking huh? Is there a train line that goes in? Any good moderate priced restaurants you could recommend?

 

[Sub-Zero]

Yeah, I'm not real interested in that one either. The spy museum looks cool, the natural history museum looks cool, they got a bug zoo.
DC might not be a big deal to you, but it'll be fun for us. Maybe I'll stop by the white house and show Bush my hairy ass.
We're kind of doing the whirl wind tour, but that'd be cool to WO if I can sneak away. Where you at Sub?

im near friendship heights metro stop and my gym is the bethesda metro stop.

if u guys are excited about DC i suggest saving the momuments for night time. im not sure how legal it is, but if you go at night you can walk around everything, its not hot or crowded at all. its really nice.

and you could probably do air and space, and natural history in one day,(right near eachother) and then spy museum a different day

 

[nefertiti]

It's the american history museum that's closed. I was thinking of checking out Georgetown, no parking huh? Is there a train line that goes in? Any good moderate priced restaurants you could recommend?

That's right...I knew it was one of the two.

Parking in georgetown makes me want to drive my car off the key bridge. But yeah, the metro will get you there pretty painlessly.

What kind of food and what price per person are we thinking of as moderate?

 

[Sub-Zero]

There's one painting on the lower level that I LOVE. I can't remember the name/room/period, though, so I'm useless. But it has this strange 3D effect that is almost startling.

I live in the DC area but it's hard for me to tell you from a tourist POV, and even harder when they vary so much in age range. See the monuments at night if you can], and the korean war memorial at twighlight - you'll understand once you see it for yourself. The women will love shopping in georgetown, but don't try to park or drive down there. Tons of great places to eat, especially in georgetown and dupont.

agreed

 

[Sub-Zero]

It's the american history museum that's closed. I was thinking of checking out Georgetown, no parking huh? Is there a train line that goes in? Any good moderate priced restaurants you could recommend?

there are a couple parking garages located in key points. you would be fine to pay a lil extra and park in a garage near there, or look around for neighborhood parking, which would suck

 

[nefertiti]

im near friendship heights metro stop and my gym is the bethesda metro stop.

if u guys are excited about DC i suggest saving the momuments for night time. im not sure how legal it is, but if you go at night you can walk around everything, its not hot or crowded at all. its really nice.

and you could probably do air and space, and natural history in one day,(right near eachother) and then spy museum a different day

No worries on legality...you can walk around the monument area freely. I wouldn't suggest getting too close to the reflecting pool in the wee hours, though, unless you like walking into thick clouds of mosquitos. Stick to the paths. But yeah...it's really tranquil at night.

 

[nefertiti]

there are a couple parking garages located in key points. you would be fine to pay a lil extra and park in a garage near there, or look around for neighborhood parking, which would suck

True...I guess I didn't think of that because most parking garages in g-town have a closing time. But they have kids, so that shouldn't be an issue.