This looks like it'd be a nice Friday night activity.
Anyone interested?
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Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!
I like the idea, Aimee. It's a tiny bit expensive, but it would be a great way to get oriented to the town and start putting together the maps-on-paper with the experiental-map-by-doing/being. Plus, pretty.
This looks like it'd be a nice Friday night activity. Anyone interested?
Ooh. I might be persuaded.
Or, we could keep the $26 and go for a walk along the mall.
I might be persuadable, on either the tour or the walk.
Hotel reservation made. Yay. It's real. Neat.
I'm completely at Vortex's service for whatever she wants to do Friday night, but truth to tell, I loathe organised tours of any variety, and avoid them on GP. Impersonal touristy stuff, just not my thing; sorry. I'd much rather wander the city in question with a local who can show me what they think I'd like to see.
I loathe organised tours of any variety, and avoid them on GP.
me too. We might want to do the FDR Memorial. It's amazing at night, there are lots of waterfalls lit from underneath. The Lincoln at night is pretty cool, too.
The FDR Memorial is gorgeous. Which reminds me, I haven't been there since I was about 16; I keep meaning to go back.
Don't forget about Albert Einstein across Constitution Avenue from the Mall...
Most people usually sit in his lap and have their picture taken.
The WWII Memorial may be open by then as well. The official dedication is Memorial Day weekend.
For those who appreciate Gothic architecture, National Cathedral offers tours.
If anyone goes to Arlington Cemetery, make sure you watch the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It occurs every half hour in the spring and summer, and is one of the most moving events I've ever seen. The view of the metropolitan area is amazing as well.
There are fabulous free concerts and performances at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage every day at 6 pm. It's easily accessible by Metro--just take the Blue or the Orange Line to the GWU Station and pick up the Kennedy Center Shuttle.
The Folger Shakespeare Library and Theatre is also a wonderful place. Gah, I might just go out and act like a tourist this weekend. There are so many terrific things to do.