That's a good idea on the reps. I think they'll all be out of town, though, for the August recess. Still, I'll contact my senators and my rep and see what they have available.
Judah On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 on visiting your congressional reps. Also see if the executive > tours are still available. Congress critters are given so many passes > every year for more extensive tours of the white house. While they > frequently are "sold out" sometimes you can luck out. But the tours > are well worth it. Also visit the Lincoln and the Jefferson Memorials > after dark. > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Go visit your rep or senator in their office in the Capitol. And if >> possible, try to get tickets to sit and watch a meeting or hearing or >> anything. Awesome in the correct usage of the word. >> >> (My mom was reminding me of the times we went there and watched the >> Watergate hearings and floor discussion back in the day). >> >> I was like 7, and I remember it clearly, and I think it helped form my >> love of country and my civic pride. >> >> Dinosaurs are huge there. That alone could be your week. >> >> Air and space rocks. especially the imax/3d. do it. >> >> there is a great music scene, street musicians and buskers who PLAY >> >> bureau of engraving, seeing money made, is great. and you may still >> get a 2 dollar bill during the tour. >> >> white house. >> >> if you can see marine one fly over, that alone is breathtaking. >> >> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Collecting the wisdom of the list once again. >>> >>> My wife, daughter and I are heading to DC. We'll be there from August >>> 17th to August 29th so my wife can help a friend of ours give birth >>> (my wife is a doula). The friends we are helping out live in old town >>> Alexandria and I've been scouting some places in the area on >>> AirBnB.com I'm looking for a place to rent for a week that would be >>> relatively comfortable for a couple and a 5 year old. Anyone have any >>> suggestions on places to look besides AirBnB? >>> >>> Beyond that, what else should we do while in town? I've got a couple >>> old friends in DC that we'll be seeing and I plan on hitting some of >>> my favorite museums while there, like the Air and Space, National Art >>> Gallery, Natural History Museum, etc. However, I haven't been to DC >>> since 1990, so I imagine that there is plenty I don't know about. I'd >>> especially like suggestions that would amuse a smart 5 year old. My >>> daughter likes the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry a whole lot >>> (she had to dragged out of the physics lab yesterday), the zoo, >>> anything to do with dinosaurs, science, crafting, animals...ok, she >>> likes most everything. >>> >>> And I know that we have at least a couple folks on the list in the DC >>> area. Anyone want to meet up for a beverage or three? >>> >>> cheers, >>> Judah >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:352488 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
