Tuesday, August 31, 2010

My Shots of Washington, DC

We were in Washington DC for 5 nights from the 24th to the 29th of July, 2010. For the first few days, we walked and walked and walked till we almost died. Yes. The Metro is good. But some stops are still quite a distance to the attractions. And the killer walk is the one along The National Mall. It is a loooooong walk.

The hotel for the first three nights was pretty good - Crowne Plaza Hamilton, a few blocks from the White House. The subsequent two nights were so-so...The Marriot Wardman Park near the zoo. Why two hotels? That will be another post...

As our hotel was so close to the White House. Obviously, that was our first stop. I was busy taking photos like the rest of the tourists...and H said "Never seen the White House is it?"... Well, as I am a scrapbooker, I had to take some shots for my scrapbooking, right?


The White House - Front
(Actually, I cannot remember which is Front and which is Back lah)
The White House - Back
(One can tour the White House...but for foreigners, the procedure is lengthy as in months!)
The Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill Dome
(Tours of the Capitol Hill are free...and you can book a time slot in advance)




Ford Theatre
- Balcony where Lincoln was assasinated
The Washington Monument
Views from The Washington Monument
(Tours up are free, and you can book your tickets online)


Real Dinosaur Skeletons from The Natural History Museum, The Smithsonian Institute
(Not like the fakies over at London's Natural History Museum)


We hired a car for the last two days... one day to do SHOPPING!!! And the other to visit George Washington's Home in Mount Vernon, Virginia

George Washington's Home
(This one must pay....)

Think that's it for Washington, DC... for the time being...

4 comments:

Jacss said...

Hey nice vacation, was it annual family trip? Like tat u'll be able to tour d world by d time u reach retiremt age, how great :)

NomadicMom said...

No lah. This is H and my holiday. Family trip will be end of the year.
World is foo big to be fully- explored lah.

coffeesncookies said...

lovely.. with the RM strengthening, holiday at the States is more affordable now.

NomadicMom said...

coffeesncookies - good for RM but my hubs don't earn RM leh.

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