There’s so much to see in our’s capital, Washington, DC that it is kind of very unlikely to see them all in one visit. However, that did not stop my other half and children from making an attempt to cover everything on our current holiday.last vacation. Here are only a few of the highlights we experienced on that vacation.

Our first challenge before we even left home was finding an inexpensive place to stay in the Washington, DC area. For the most part, hotels are pretty expensive in that area and make it tough to locate a good place for a family of 5 to remain without totally blowing the old budget. We ended up choosing the American Hotel in Bethesda, MD and are really happy with our choice. It’s not the most glamorous hotel in the region but very convenient, clean and affordable. So, we highly reccomend it when looking for Bethesda hotels.

Then, on to the traveller sites we enjoyed. Of course we started with the famous State Monuments and Commemoratives . These included the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial,the Washington Monument, and the Arlington National Cemetery. There were many more as Washington is a town of monuments and memorials. Many are found on the nation’s Mall but others are pretty spread out so that you will get an excellent 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 3 different branches of official Presidency buildings.When sightseeing in Washington, D.C, the regime, the Capitol and the high Court are key places to go to. Touring these inspiring buildings will help you understand more about our executive and its history. Plan ahead and learn about schedules and special events. The state is the home and office of the President and is found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. To arrange a tour you have to make a request thru 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 lined up one month in advance.

At the east end of the nation’s Mall stands the majestic U. S. Capitol Building. Due to raised 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 lot of photos as you have a tendency to think that you will remember everything as you are time but listen to me, your memories tend to fade and it is always better to have some footage to help bring those memories 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 trip

Also, as well as the typical traveller attractions mentioned above, you will find 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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