After our epic walk to Georgetown and back, we then walked into town passing the White House on the way! Where we are staying is about a 20 minute walk into town so very central. The traffic here just seems to go all day and night and its amazing how they love using their car horns all the time. Also people jaywalk constantly, we don't as we have to remember to look to the left not right before crossing roads.
We got downtown a little earlier than necessary and Janine just had to pop into Macy's here and walked out with a couple of sleeveless tops for the bargain price of $38 for 2, its quite warm here so sleeveless is the way to go. We then had a drink and by then our tour bus was ready to go.
We were recommended by a couple of people to do the night tour and we were not sorry. We had a very animated young man as our tour guide, who was very knowledgeable about Washington and the monuments and sights to see.
The White House, 1000 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC
This house is smack bang in the middle of town and was actually not as big as I thought from what you see in movies and TV, not set back that far from the street either.
Capitol Hill - where the business of Washington happens!
Washington Monument - no mortar holds this together, has only recently been re-opened after maintenance as you can see by the colour change in the bricks. This is held together by sheer gravity and weight - incredible. There is a lift inside that you can get to take you to the top.
Martin Luther King memorial
Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial
Lincoln Memorial - he is huge!!
Very balmy night outside and it was good sitting on top of the bus, my knee was pretty sore by the end of the night though with the getting on and off after all the walking we did, so I slept pretty well!
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