There’s so much to see and do in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC that it is sort of very unlikely to see them all in a single visit. However, that didn’t stop my other half and kids from attempting to cover everything on our current vacation. 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 affordable 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 locate a good place for a family of five to stay without absolutely blowing the old budget. We ended up choosing the American Inn in Bethesda, MD and are really happy with our choice. It’s not the most glamorous hotel in the area but extraordinarily 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 Countrywide Monuments and Memorials. These included the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial,the Washington Monument, and the Arlington National Cemetery. There were several more as Washington is a town of monuments and memorials. Many are found 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 Govt buildings.When sightseeing in Washington, D.C., the regime, the Capitol and the high court are key places to visit. Touring these galvanizing buildings will help you understand more about our executive and its history. Plan in advance and learn about schedules and special events. The regime is the home and office of the President and is found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. To order a tour you must 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 booked one month ahead.

At the east end of the nation’s Mall stands the majestic U. S. Capitol Building. Due to heightened security, the Capitol is open to the public for led tours only.

The one thing you will need to do for sure is take a large amount of pictures as you tend to remember everything as you are going to remember everything as you are time but believe me, your memories tend to fade and it is always better to have some photographs to help bring those memories back into sharp focus. I’m not a Commercial Photographer but wish I was to have better captured some of the beauty we saw on ths holiday

Also, in addition to the typical traveller attractions mentioned above, you will find that the Washington, DC area has some of the best eateries 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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