Current GlobeTrekker on PBS/OPB has an entire hour on what to do in DC and how to do it, much on a bicycle and/on foot. Compelling enough to motivate me to want to try it out.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Lemieux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 8:02 AM Subject: [Eug-lug] Re: [VA/DC traffic chatter] > DC offers a great pedestrian experience, at least from Georgetown to the > central area, Dupont Circle, etc... basically all the ritzy parts of > town. I'm sure bicycling would be a blast too. There are a myriad of > back paths, canals, alleyways etc. > > The trains are very easy to use as well. > > IMO, if you can get into DC without a car, you'll never miss one. > Dodging the speedy gummint motorcades which plague the downtown area > will be your biggest concern as a hoofer. > > -Max > > > Linux Rocks! crafted these words on 06/14/04 13:50: > > >On Monday 14 June 2004 01:11 pm, Howard Fredericks wrote: > >: VA is ten minutes away at what time of the day? [Passingly curious] > > > >I should have said 10 miles, which is really about 15 minutes. There are only > >a few hours of the day that Im even interested in going on a freeway out > >here... the traffic is so bad that at the wrong time it can take 2 hours to > >go 10 miles. driving out here is nuts... > > > >: > >: My wife is recently back from visiting relatives and relayed her recent > >: chagrin at stop-and-go traffic in the Sunday early AM between > >: Fredricksburg and DC on I95. The non-stop traffic congestion is > >: definitely one aspect of living near the DC beltway that I don't miss. > > > >Theres been a lot of stuff going on in DC the last few weeks. between the > >normal onslaught of people visiting DC in the spring/summer, there has aslo > >ben a lot of events (like the ww2 memorial, regans corpse, ...) Driving and > >parking in DC is one of the things that has kept me from enjoying some of > >DC's sights... the nations capital does offer some bitchen stuff to do... > >DC does have Metro which isnt too bad, however its not cheap (about $10 for > >fare and parking) > >I much prefer a 2 mile bike ride in eugene to trying to find a parking spot in > >DC! > > > >Jamie > > > > > >: > >: --Howard > >: > >: On Jun 12, 2004, at 5:23 AM, Linux Rocks! wrote: > >: > On Friday 11 June 2004 10:22 pm, Bob Miller wrote: > >: > : Linux Rocks! wrote: > >: > : > : We have members in California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, > >: > > >: > Virginia, > >: > > >: > : > : Wisconsin... (Did I miss a locale?) Is it time for another > >: > > >: > MiniTrue > >: > > >: > : > Im currently in Maryland (DC area). I will be returning soon > >: > > >: > though :) > >: > > >: > : Oh, I thought you were in Virginia. So strike Virginia and add > >: > : Maryland. Sorry... > >: > > >: > From here, virginia is about 10 minutes away also... I have my choice > >: > of > >: > virginia, DC , or maryland sales tax. I cant wait to get back... I > >: > plan on > >: > leaving in a couple weeks :) > >: > > >: > Jamie > >: > > >: > > >: > -- > >: > Your job is being a professor and researcher: That's one hell of a > >: > good excuse > >: > for some of the brain-damages of minix. > >: > -- Linus Torvalds to Andrew Tanenbaum > >: > > >: > _______________________________________________ > >: > EUGLUG mailing list > >: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >: > >: _______________________________________________ > >: EUGLUG mailing list > >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
