Washington, DC in 2 days

Sounds like a nice trip. Great pics. lol Hotel jacuzzis are creepy.

Very informative and well written.

THANK YOU

I am going to dc in three days this has been helpful, thanks

What a wonderful review. I've lived just outside Washington, DC all my life and I found everything to be very accurate and there were some hints I didn't know about at all. Thank you so much for sharing!

I am planning my first trip on Nov 2007 for my birthdaY, I have relativeS there so me and my husband will stay with them. I know we will like it and this trip was helpful, I will stay from Thursday to Sunday. THANK YOU

Reading that before I left for Washington early this month was helpful. I was in Washington DC for 8 days on my own ( I commuted from baltimore via amtrak and marc trains) and I thought it was so beautiful and traveller-friendly.

I discovered the Circulator buses and I would vote them as the Best in the world! For $1, you can transfer as may times as you want for 2 hrs in any circulator and metro bus! One day, I paid for a day pass $3 and had bus tours (yellow line from Union station to Georgetown and back, then the red line to harbor then the purple line for the museums and galleries and malls...) It was the cheapest tour I've had in my life! The drivers were so friendly and nice and they would pinpoint landmarks/ buildings and would tell us some interesting historical background/ trivia and even stopped long enough for us (mostly tourists) to snap pictures of those places.

By my 4th day, I knew the route well enough to help other people how to get to places...I met very nice and helpful people who made me feel so comfortable and compelled to do good to others who are also strangers in that city...I will always have a very good impression of Washingtonians... and the Reagan airport is super accessible- from the airport I got to baltimore by just taking their Metrorail until union station ($1.35 for yellow/red lines transfers compared to the $30+ taxi fare then the $7 marc train...before I learned that I took amtrak at $14-21/trip)

I wished I took the Tourmobile and saved myself walking so far between places I wanted to visit...but I had so much time anyway...The most memorable part of my tour is the one in Arlington and witnessing the Changing of the Guards ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had been a very solemn and impressive experience...For that 15-20 minute display of discipline (the inspection), I got to realize why the US military people are justified in their pride as being one of the world's best...

I just had no time to scout for budget-friendly hotels/inns outside the city along rail routes. If anyone know has recommendations, I will appreciate the info because I will definitely go back and I also enthusiastically encouraged my friends to go there even without joining expensive tours.

I love your review. I just booked my reservations at the Topaz Hotel and after reading the comments I am pretty okay with making them, being pet friendly was the main reason why. Love the pictures...

Very nice trip - looks like you had a terrific time.