I ♡ DC

It was a great 6 days’ trip. 2 days on the way... about 9 hours drive~~~ No Speeding! We got a ticket on the way down there.

Attractions: Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, White House, World War II Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Capitol, Arlington Cemetery (Change of Guard Ceremony, Kennedy Fire…), Pentagon (just a shot when we drove by), George Town (C&O Canal—we did an one-hour boat tour on it powered by mules J, Old Stone House, M Street, Shops)
Museums: National Gallery of Arts (Special Exhibition: Cezanne in Provence; Dada), Air and Space Museum, American Indian Museum, American History Museum, Freer Museum (Special Exhibition: Chinese and Japanese Arts)
Food: China Town! I ate Asian Food most of all these days: Chinese food in China Town, Middle East food near where I live, Vietnamese’s food in George Town, Korean Food in Arlington (There is a street at the Virginia side of the Potomac River aligned with Korean restaurants)
Nights:
--Kennedy Center (Free performances), I spent two nights there: radio theater- Pinocchio and George Mason University Symphony Orchestra.
--An NBA Game between Washington Wizards and Cleveland, Wizards won the game. I like it soooooooo much. Plan to catch for another one in Detroit.
--“Dawn of Death”, a horror movie in the hostel with a group of young people, which is better for such kind of a movie.
--“The Rock”, another one in the hostel with almost the same group.
Season Specialties:
--Flowers: Cherry Blossoms are just gone, but there are tulips and peach trees instead.
--Easter Egg Hunt: Organized by the hostel I lived in. I found 8 eggs: 3 with bunny chocolate, 3 with candies and 2 with 1 dollar! Not bad for my first egg hunt. ;P

Washington D.C. in Lei’s Eyes

FREE Entrance!

All the museums, monuments, cemeteries are free of charge. Besides, Kennedy Center offers free a concert every day!
Early birds get the worms!
You could pick up free tickets to go up the Washington monuments and to watch real money printing, but people began to queue up at about 5:30 AM, even you arrive at 6:30, there could be no ticket available.
Public Transportation!
Unlike Detroit, they have a relatively good public transportation. At least for tourists, you could reach the sightseeing easily.
Security Check and Policemen everywhere.
After 911, everywhere is on guard.
Hilltop Hostel
It is a cool place to stay. 2 minutes’ walk from metro. It was a big house actually with kitchen, wash machines, driers, living room with TV set and computers. Another great thing about hostel is you could met lots of young people there. I spent some part of my trip with them. A Korean guy cooked Bibimbap (mixed rice) for me. It was really good~~

I ♡ DC

By Lei