Dear Elizabeth,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write.  A special thanks for
mentioning the pre-booking at the Holocaust museum.  We'll add the National
Portrait Gallery to the list.  Also many, many thanks for the advice on
accommodtion locations.  It's sometimes hard to tell when you are just
looking at a map.  I like the idea of staying at Foggy Bottom just based
purely on the name...a long way away from "sunburnt country" in Australia!
Thanks again for sharing your advice.
Cheers,
Sharron Dickman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Walton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: Visiting Washington DC


> Museum time depends on your interests and how much you read, I would give
a
> half day for each place on average, maybe more for American History and
> Holocaust and zoo. But most museums could take most of a day or even more
> if you are really interested in the content. The national portrait gallery
> and museum of women in the arts are good too, but are a few blocks off The
> Mall. If you need to escape crowds, go there. I haven't done the castle
> tour, I know from experience that the white house tour is not worth the
> trouble. Arlington house at Arlington cemetary is nice, as is Mount
Vernon,
> if you find yourself having any extra time. You can buy tickets with local
> tour companies that will take you all over.
>
> You should get Holocaust museum tickets a day or two before for a couple
of
> dollars, it is worth it, it saves hours of time standing in line. Summer
> crowds are frightening and if you get tickets ahead of time you won't miss
> this amazing museum. In summer they run out of tickets alot, from what I
> have heard. The hotel should be able to help with that.
>
> As for accomodations, if you stay in the city, Foggy bottom and Dupont
> circle are nice and on the metro (subway), the area around the white house
> is pretty safe and convenient, or you could save money staying in a hotel
> in Virginia that is accessible to the metro. Roslyn and Arlington are
right
> outside the city and should be cheaper than in the city, but you still
> would not need a car. if you book through expedia.com or another travel
web
> site you could get a good deal. There are tons of hotels in the area.  The
> scary areas are scattered around, but usually are not in the typical
> tourist areas. In general southeast and southwest DC have more iffy areas.
>
> I hope you enjoy DC. I lived there for five years and it has alot to
offer.
> you can e-amil me if you have any specific questions about neighborhoods
> and such. I am unemployed and have plenty of time to help. :)
>
> Elizabeth Walton
> www.clotheslinejournal.com
>
>
> At 01:43 PM 7/25/02 +1000, you wrote:
> >>>>
> A query from Australia.  Several years ago we made a trip to the USA  with
> the major intention of visiting Washington and finally seeing the
> Smithsonian campuses and the Holocaust Museum.   At that time there was a
> budget or  congessional funding crisis and, although American friends
> assured us it  would never be a problem, when we arrived everything was
> closed (and stayed that  way for the 5-6 days of our visit). We're giving
> it another go in October.  We  have six days (Monday through Saturday) and
> want to spend the whole time seeing  museums, galleries, and the zoo.  If
I
> could impose on list members with  local knowledge... (1) It's probably
not
> enough time, but how much  time should we allow at: zoo, Air and Space
> museum, American History Museum,  National Gallery of Art, Natural History
> Museum, the Holocaust  Museum (2) We have been Smithsonian members for
many
> years  and know that membership includes a "tour" of the Castle...should
we
> book that  and do it? (3) When we were last there we did get to the Viet
> Nam Memorial, and the major monuments (fortunately not closed!!).  What
are
>  "must see" items should be on our list? (4) Given the Australian dollar
is
> worth 50cents  US, can anyone recommend convenient but reasonable (no,
read
> cheap!)  accommodation?  We hear some areas are a bit unsafe.  My sincere
> thanks for advice.  It's a long way  to traveland this time we are really
> hoping to make the most of it!  Please  reply off-line if you prefer so it
> doesn't inconvenience or annoy other list  members.
> [log in to unmask]  Sharron Dickman
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